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Located at the summit of a NW-SE ridge. This is a subcircular overgrown area (dims 40m NW-SE; 33m NE-SW) defined by a slight earthen bank (at W: Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.9m; at NE: Wth 3m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.65m), with an outer flat-bottomed fosse (at NW: Wth of top 3m; ext. D 1m) and an outer bank (at SW: Wth of base 3.5m; ext. H 1m) ENE-SSW. The original entrance is not identified. The interior is bisected by a NW-SE field bank and field banks extend to the NNE and SW from this. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 8 December 2017

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