What is recorded here

Half a circle of earth remains on the west face of a Knock hill, cut cleanly by a modern laneway that swallowed its eastern half. The surviving bank stands one and a half metres high outside but only half a metre inside, suggesting a tall outer wall and a shallow inner tray rather than a simple ridge. Whatever lived in that lost eastern curve has been erased by wheels and asphalt, leaving behind a broken ring large enough for thirty-five metres of forgotten ceremony or gathering.

Situated on W face of hill in upland area. The E half of this site is totally destroyed by a modern laneway. All that remains is the W half of a circular area (diam 35m approx.) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) with no evidence of an outer fosse or entrance feature. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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