Henge

The National Monuments Service's description

In improved pasture, at the ESE-end of a gently undulating ridge (long-axis c. E-W) with reasonable views of surrounding landscape. Listed as 'Enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). Depicted as a large circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) on the 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a slightly smaller enclosure (c. 40m NW-SE; c. 35m NE-SW) on the OS 25-inch map. The enclosure is not depicted on the 1921 edition of the OS 6-inch map, suggesting that it had been levelled by the early 20th century. In 1997 a very broad low bank (Wth 9-13m) was noted by staff of the North Munster Project of the Discovery Programme giving an overall diam. of c. 52m. Inspection in 2017 revealed an oval area (32m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by a scarp (Wth 8m; H 0.25m) NE-E-SE with very little trace SE-S-WSW. There is an internal scarp (Wth 10m; H 0.4m) WSW-N, where it falls from an area of rock outcrop on the exterior, down into the W sector of the interior which is dish-shaped. The possible remains of an entrance (Wth c. 6m) are at W. Four megalithic tombs (CL035-009---, CL035-013002-, CL035-015----, CL035-011----) are situated within a 270m radius to E, ESE, SE and NW and several other similar megalithic monuments are located within the wider vicinity.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen

Date of upload: 7 November 2017