Moated site in Shanbally (lisronagh Par.),moanroe

On a gentle E-facing slope on the summit of a ridge in undulating terrain, the ground slopes to the NE beyond the moated site. The SE and NE quadrants are surrounded by tillage. The moated site consists of a roughly rectangular area (diam. 48m NW-SE; NE-SW not obtainable due to heavy growth) with rounded corners and is defined by a scarp (H 0.9m) and outer fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.2m). There is no build up of material at the corners. The monument is covered by lush grass with scrub in the E and S edge of the monument. The field boundary at the SW angle is very high with a berm feature on the NE side. The bank and berm are raised above the bank of the moated site and the field to SW. In the W quadrant there is dense scrub. In the N quadrant there is a flat-bottomed, wide fosse with a counterscarp bank which has been augmented by a later field bank. A field boundary runs around the moated site from N through W and S. Tillage on the field to NE and SE, field ploughed right up to edge of fosse making it difficult to discern the original limit of the fosse. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011