What is recorded here
In pasture, straddling a rise in undulating terrain, with a gradual fall of ground to E– SE, and a slight fall to N. Slightly raised circular area (21.2m N–S; 23m E–W) defined by a bank of earth and stone.
The bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.85m; ext. H 0.4m, at W) is best preserved on the W half of the rath; elsewhere a low stony bank (Wth 1.6-2m) tops the earthen scarp, reduced at SE–S to a scarp only. There is a more substantial external slope (H 1.4-1.5m) at E–SE to compensate for the natural fall of ground. There is a gap (Wth 1.4m) in the bank at SW.
A heap of stones is piled against the external face of the bank at NE. At S the scarp is clipped by a later E–W field wall. A NW–SE field wall, shown on the 1922 OS 6-inch map, which abutted the bank at NW, has been removed.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 1 August 2019
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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