Mound

The National Monuments Service's description

In deciduous woodland on SE facing slope, 70m S of the Barnakyle River, a ringfort (LI013-068002----) lies immediately to S. Depicted as a woodland area on the demesne lands of Green Mount House located 500m to WNW. Listed as Site No. 26 by Celie O'Rahilly in 1995 and described as following; ‘This is located at the northern end of [Ringfort] LI013-068002-. It consists of a wooded ridge of high ground, extending north-south. To the west and north it slopes steeply with a sharp well-defined rounded drop, while to the north-east the slope is gentler. To the east-south-east, the fall is sheer with exposed rock. The south-eastern side is defined by a wall and the road which separates this from the enclosure. The interior is planted with mature trees. This may be a natural formation, but its height, making it easily defendable, and proximity to the complex LI013--068001 -/004-, may mean the two were associated.' Site inspected in 2004 when it was recorded that no surface remains visible of any earthwork of archaeological significance could be identified in the woodland area. Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-2013 shows the area overgrown with trees. Of doubtful antiquity.

Complied by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 30 June 2020

References

O’Rahilly, C 1995 Archaeological report for the proposed racecourse at Greenmount Co. Limerick. Unpublished report, Margaret Gowen & Co. Ltd