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At a glance
- TypeRingfort - rath
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
National Monument No. 530. On a S-facing slope.
Full archaeological record 68 words
National Monument No. 530. On a S-facing slope. A short distance to the W is a small stream. A raised circular area (diam. 30m) enclosed by a substantial bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.6-8.5m; H 0.6-1.7m) with a wide, deep, partly waterlogged, external fosse (Wth 4.5-7.5m; D 0.2-1.9m). The fosse has been infilled from SSE-S-SW and from WSW-NW-N. The original entrance is not recognisable. (Wilson 1899, 67-8)
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Patrick F. O'Donovan · Updated 26 August 2011. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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