Belmont Hillfort

Encompassing the summit of Belmont Hill in undulating grassland. A large subcircular enclosure (N-S 170m, E-W 150m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse. Traces of an outer bank are visible beneath the modern stone wall which encloses the hill summit and Raftery (1976, 90) also noted traces of an outer fosse especially at S. An internal stone-facing is visible along the inner bank at E. There are entrances at S (Wth 5.5m) and W (Wth 3m), both with corresponding causeways across the fosse: Raftery (ibid., 90-91) suggests that the latter may be modern. A graveyard (GA015-016001-) is associated. (Costello 1902b, 109; Knox 1911a, 109)