
What is recorded here
On a hill summit in otherwise level grassland. This roughly circular rath (diam. 34m), which is heavily overgrown with trees and bushes, is defined by three earthen banks and three fosses. Traces of a possible fourth bank are evident at NE. There is a gap (Wth 2.5m) in the inner bank at ESE and traces of a causewayed gap at NW. There is a Man-made underground passage (GA106-122001-) in the NW quadrant of the interior. (Knox 1918b, 74; Westropp 1919a, 184; Harbison 1975, 49)
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 8 September 2016
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 174/1943).
The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 499.
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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