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Located in pasture, on a rise at the base of a gentle W-facing slope, and overlooked c. 250m to W by a ridge on top of which a possible rath (MA030-070----), now levelled, is sited.
Raised, broadly oval area (c. 25-30m NW-SE; c. 35-40m NE-SW) defined by an earthen scarp (H 3m; Wth slope 5-6m), which retains a low internal rim at E, and enclosed by two fosses with an intervening bank (Wth 5.6m; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 2.2m). The inner fosse (Wth 2.5m) is narrower than the outermost fosse (Wth 4m; ext. D 0.85m). The outermost fosse is well defined on N and S, with a low rise (Wth 1.8m) on its outer edge in parts, which may represent a counterscarp bank, or possibly a later field bank.
The E half of the interior is level but there is a marked slope down from centre to W−SW. At the ESE, a U-shaped depression (Wth 4-5m) cuts through the fosses and outer bank, extending as far as the inner scarp; it appears to be the result of relatively modern disturbance/quarrying.
The perimeter is ringed with hawthorn, blackthorn and brambles, and there is a dense thicket of blackthorn in E half of interior.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 5 June 2018
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