Susans Fort, barrow in County Kildare

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On a low knoll in level pasture. Shown on the OS 25-inch map as a small oval shaped mound(approx. int. diam. c. 18m NNE-SSW; c. 10m ENE-WSW; approx. H 6m) enclosed by a broad bank with a trigonometrical station on the bank at SE (marked OD 254 feet on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map) and named ‘Susan’s Fort’. Gravel pits have been dug out of the knoll and no visible surface trace of an enclosing element was visible in 1987 (SMR file). In recent times a human skull was discovered in the exposed section of a gravel pit in the NE quadrant of the monument. The skull was retrieved by the NMI and verified as an ancient skull by Laureen Buckley. A number of exposed section faces in the monument indicate a multi-layered construction. There are a number of badger sets on the monument so it is likely that the skull was displaced by animals.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD031-002

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