What is recorded here
At the N edge of a terrace overlooking the sea c. 1km to N. Listed as 'enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 76m E-W; 70m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.6-4m; int. H 0.6-1.2m; ext. H 1.3-1.8m) which is incorporated into a field bank S-NNW. There is no visible fosse and no entrance other than a modern one at S. A hut site (CL038-005002-) is slightly to E of centre.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 14 April 2020
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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