What is recorded here
On a low rise in pasture, close to the SE end of Clawinch Island in Lough Ree. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. An oval area (21.1m N-S; 16.5m E-W) enclosed by fragmentary remains of the basal portion of a wall of drystone masonry (Wth 2.6m). There is no trace of a fosse and the original entrance is not recognisable. The ground level of the interior is uneven.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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