What is recorded here
Situated in lowlying pasture c. 50m W of the Leaffony River. Raised rectangular area (c.35m E-W; 33m N-S) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth. 5.2m; H 0.7m) which is absent at the S half of the site. At the external foot of the bank at NW is a wide fosse (Wth. 4.5m) with an outer bank (Wth. 4.5m; H 0.6m). Elsewhere these features are absent. Much of the S and E of the site has been levelled. In addition, a large oblong area has been quarried out of the SW quadrant. Original entrance not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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