Designed landscape feature in Killua

Situated on NE facing slope of a natural rise in the Deerpark of Killua Castle demesne. Killua Castle 410m to NNE. Similar designed landscape feature (WM009-009---) 45m to SSE and possible ringfort (WM09-010----) 65m to SW. A folly depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as 'Monument' in Gothic script is located 120m to NE. A small circular shaped earthen mound (diam. 10m; H 1m) defined by a scarp and narrow fosse with evidence of post-1700 quarrying at the foot of the mound at SW. There is a slight depression in the top of the mound and there are a number of tree stumps on it. Could be the remains of a designed landscape feature tree ring on the demesne lands of Killua Castle. The cropmark of five similar designed landscape earthworks 70m to S can be seen running in a line from W-E on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. See attached section of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 28 April 2017