What is recorded here
Marked as a rectangular feature (dims c. 40m NE-SW; c. 30m NW-SE) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, but known locally as a fort. Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope, c. 300m from the River Shannon to the S, and described as an arc of an overgrown earthen bank (Gannon 1972). It is not visible at ground level in pasture.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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