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At a glance
- TypeCastle - ringwork
- StatusNational Monument
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
National monument No. 555. On 157m spot height, affording excellent views all around.
Full archaeological record 108 words
National monument No. 555. On 157m spot height, affording excellent views all around. Raised circular shape area (diam. 22m) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 7.9m; int. H 0.2m) which is higher (ext. H 3.25m) to W-side and lower (ext. H 2.55m) to E, has gap (Wth 4m) at SSE. Intervening deep fosse (Wth 8.8m; D 0.4m) NE-SW has causeway (Wth 4m) at SSE. Outer bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.3m) NE-SW has wide entrance to causeway at SSE. Interior grass covered and level. Monument enclosed by linear field boundary to S, W and N and open to a steep slope to E.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Alison McQueen and Vera O'Rahilly · Updated 9 June 2016. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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