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In pasture, located on a rise, overlooked c. 60m to S by an E-W ridge, on the summit of which there is a rath (MA062-049----), and at the E end of which c. 160m to SE there is another rath (MA062-052001-). A church (MA-062-047001-) and graveyard (MA062-047002-) are located 100m to W, and an enclosure (MA062-051----) c. 190m to NE, and another enclosure (MA062-050----) c. 250m to NNE. This monument is depicted as a circular embankedenclosure on the 1837 OS 6-inch map, and as a penannular hachured enclosure (c. 35m NE-SW; c. 35m NW-SE), open to SW, on the 1919 edition. It has been levelled; a slight rise (diam. c. 35-40m) can be discerned at the location but otherwise there is no visible trace at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 30 November 2020

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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