What is recorded here
Situated on a S facing slope of a valley in marshy ground. A subrectangular enclosure (dims. c. 78m N-S; c. 80m E-W), defined by a bank (Wth c. 5.6m, int. H c. 1m, ext. H c. 1.3m) and external fosse (Wth c. 4m, ext. D c. 0.5m).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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