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In mature deciduous forestry on the steep and rocky SE slope of Knockadoon Peninsula. The site is located above and NW of the path connecting Black Castle (LI032-031----) with Bouchier's Castle (LI032-022034-). Archaeological excavations were conducted by Professor Seán P. Ó Ríordáin at Circle K (LI032-022028-) 410m to W; Circle J (LI032-022020-) 300m to WSW and at Site E (LI032-022032-) 70m to NE. Circle L (RMP No. ) is located 40m to NW.
The site is not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch or on the 1897 ed. 25-inch maps. It is depicted on the Cassini 6-inch OSi map as a curving arc of hachures defining an enclosure open to the SE (ext. diam. c. 25m). Grogan (1989, Vol. 2, 6) described the enclosure as Circle L from within Windle’s (1912) series. The two sites are separate monuments in distinct locations.
The site is visible as woodland on Google Earth orthoimage taken28/06/2018. Future fieldwork should seek to identify the site on the hillside within the woodland.
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Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan
Date of upload: 25 November 2020
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