What is recorded here
Located in pasture on a coastal promontory. A narrow isthmus (Wth 6.2m) is defended by a slight inner bank (Wth c. 3m; int. H 1.1m) and outer depression or fosse (Wth 7.8m; ext. D 1.2m; int. D 2.2m). Evidence for a second inner bank (Wth c. 2m; int. H 0.85m) can be seen just inside the first, with a causeway (Wth 2-2.4m) across the fosse. The interior is very narrow (L c. 80m N-S).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA024-068
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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