Moated site

The National Monuments Service's description

On level pasture c. 50m N of the SW-flowing Slate River and located almost equidistantly between two raths; KD017-002---- c. 700m to the WSW and KD017-004---- c. 800m to the ESE. A large square area (int. dims. L c. 40m; Wth c. 40m) is defined by a very poorly preserved inner earthen bank (Wth 2.6m; int H 0.2m; ext. H 1.7m) along the E side, and by a broad, steep-sided outer fosse (Wth. 4.9-5.6m; D 1-1.3m). A large limestone block (L 0.8m; H 0.15m) retains the outer face of the fosse mid-way along the N side and to its E several even larger blocks (L 1.1m; Wth 0.8m; H 0.9m) have slipped to the bottom of the fosse but may originally have been part of an entrance to the site. The fosse is heavily poached by livestock along the S side and a later field bank runs on its outer edge along the W. The interior is almost completely overgrown with blackthorn, briar, holly and hazel, some of which is coppiced.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 10 June 2011