What is recorded here
Situated on a small rounded rise, in gently undulating pasture, with extensive views to E and W and overlooked by higher ground to W and N. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as an oval-shaped enclosure (approx. dims. 40m N-S; 42m E-W), annotated 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as an irregular-shaped earthwork. Levelled monument described in 1970 as no surface remains visible. No visible trace of monument on Digital Globe aerial photography.
See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 05 June 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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