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Poorly preserved bivallate ringfort which is very overgrown making detailed examination of the interior impossible. Located on high ground with extensive flat bogland on all sides except to the N where there is high ground. There is a lot of damage to the outer defences especially to the E side. Where the outer fosse survives it has been greatly widened for drainage channels required for the surrounding forest plantation. The site consists of a circular platform (diam 50m E-W) delimited by a low earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.2m); fosse (Wth 2m; int. D 1m) with an external bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1m) and outer fosse (Wth 2m; ext. D 0.5m) visible at W only. No entrance feature visible which may be due to the overgrowth on the site.
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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