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Single bank and ditch ringfort (max. diam. c. 33m) with slight traces of an outer bank and ditch S-W-NW. Ramp at SW may be original entrance.
In pasture with nearby enclosure (OF011-020----) to the S. Bivallate ringfort consisting of an oval shaped area (diam 24m; H 0.8m) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse (Wth 1m; D 1m). Causeway entrance (Wth 3m) at W. Inner bank (Wth 1.5m; H 1m), external bank (H 2m) destroyed at E by modern field boundary. D-shaped annexe attached to the N side where a gap runs from the platform through the banks into the D-shaped area (diam. 31m) which is defined by a low earthen bank (H 0.3m).
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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