Discover Alone, back to main map

Enclosure in Pigeonstown

Enclosure

What is recorded here

Quarrying cut through the south bank and chewed the centre, yet a ghost circle still marks the north slope. Enclosure in Pigeonstown keeps a degraded rim from west through north to east, probably marking a small charged place before stone-hunger erased its heart.
Located on the N facing slope of a high ridge running E-W. Roughly circular area (diam 29.2m E-W) defined by a much degraded bank from W through N to E (ext. H 2m; int. H 0.5m) elsewhere destroyed. No evidence of an entrance feature or external fosse. The site has been badly disturbed due to quarrying in the centre and the removal of the bank at S to give access to the quarry. 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

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places