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At a glance
- TypeRingfort - rath
What to look for
- Bank and ditch
- Souterrain
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.
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History and description
On a hill summit in otherwise level grassland. This roughly circular rath (diam. 34m), which is heavily overgrown with trees and bushes, is defined by three earthen banks and three fosses.
Full archaeological record 82 words
On a hill summit in otherwise level grassland. This roughly circular rath (diam. 34m), which is heavily overgrown with trees and bushes, is defined by three earthen banks and three fosses. Traces of a possible fourth bank are evident at NE. There is a gap (Wth 2.5m) in the inner bank at ESE and traces of a causewayed gap at NW. There is a souterrain (GA106-122001-) in the NW quadrant of the interior. (Knox 1918b, 74; Westropp 1919a, 184; Harbison 1975, 49)
References
- This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 174/1943).
- The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 499.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Olive Alcock · Updated 8 September 2016. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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