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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. 598. On top of a drumlin ridge in upland area overlooking Lough Gowna to the E. A raised circular area (diam. 46m) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 5.8-6m; H 0.5-0.9m) at NE and from SSE-S-WSW, and elsewhere defined by a scarp (1.2-2m) with a wide, deep intervening fosse (Wth 6.7m; D 0.85-1.5m) and a very wide, high outer bank (Wth 8.5m; H 1.9m).
Full archaeological record 108 words
National Monument No. 598. On top of a drumlin ridge in upland area overlooking Lough Gowna to the E. A raised circular area (diam. 46m) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 5.8-6m; H 0.5-0.9m) at NE and from SSE-S-WSW, and elsewhere defined by a scarp (1.2-2m) with a wide, deep intervening fosse (Wth 6.7m; D 0.85-1.5m) and a very wide, high outer bank (Wth 8.5m; H 1.9m). The outer face of the latter has been modified and incorporated into a field boundary. A break (Wth 4m) in the inner bank at SSE may mark the original entrance. There is a spring well at E.
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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