Hachured, Knocknakill

On a low rise of dry ground on marshy land, with restricted views of the surrounding countryside. Monument visited in 1971 and revisited in 1978 and described as a small circular area (dims. 7.3m NNW-SSE; 6.6m WSW-ENE) enclosed by a slight earthen bank (base Wth 2.4m; top Wth 0.4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.1m) with a narrow shallow external fosse (top Wth 1.3m; ext. D 0.25m). No entrance feature visible. A large stone is visible lying in the fosse at ESE. Not indicated on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map but depicted as a small barrow type monument on the revised 1910 ed. OS 6-inch map where it is annotated as 'Knocknakill'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 July 2013