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At a glance
- TypePromontory fort - inland
- Recorded sizedims 50m N-S; 32.5m E-W
What to look for
- Bank and ditch
- Entrance gap
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
Visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: M 63-4), and situated on low-lying ground on the W bank of the N-S River Suck which loops sharply to the E around the monument.
Full archaeological record 120 words
Visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: M 63-4), and situated on low-lying ground on the W bank of the N-S River Suck which loops sharply to the E around the monument. Grass-covered D-shaped area with some bushes (dims 50m N-S; 32.5m E-W) defined by the river on all sides except the W where there is an earthen bank (at N: Wth 4.2m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.55m; at S: Wth 9m; int. H 0.55m; ext. H 1.75m) and a rounded fosse (Wth of top 8.6-11.2m; Wth of base 2.8-3.2m; D 0.6m). There is no identifiable original entrance and spoil from river drainage has been deposited on the river bank at N, while ther river is eroding the perimeter at E.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 24 August 2010. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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