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Situated on a rise, in a scrubby area of pasture, with commanding views of the surrounding landscape. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as an oval-shaped enclosure surrounding ‘Creeve Castle’ (WM030-00900--) in the form of an earthen bawn or bailey. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork containing ‘Creeve Castle (in Ruins)’.
Monument described in 1973 as a roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 34m) defined by a low bank which is almost reduced to a scarp. The interior has a S-facing slope and is cut by a modern field boundary across the E quadrant. The remains of Creeve Castle (WM030-009001-) are visible n the N quadrant. A souterrain (WM030-009003-) is visible in the S quadrant and the bank of the earthwork has been disturbed at S, where a large lintel can be seen projecting from the bank. Monument is visible today as an area of scrub on Digital Globe aerial photography.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 07 November 2019
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