Enclosure

The National Monuments Service's description

In improved pasture 300m W of Lough Gur. Grange stone circle (LI032-004001-) immediately to N, two stone circles (LI032-005/006----) are in the adjoining field to the N and possible anomalous stone group (LI032-318----) 35m to NE. Not depicted on any OSi maps. Identified by Geophysical survey in 2008 as Feature 6 in Area 1 (fluxgate gradiometer survey) and described as follows; ‘Perhaps the most striking feature registered by the survey in Area 1 is a large, subcircular anomaly [7] located near the western end of the field, some 20m south of Grange Stone Circle [LI032-004001-]. This feature, which appears to extend beyond the limits of the survey, is defined by two closely-set bands of negative magnetic gradient, the innermost of which averages about 1m in width and defines a sub-circular area measuring approximately 12.5m in diameter. The broader, outer band (2m in average width and over 20m in diameter) runs concentric with the inner ring from the southwest around to the northeast, at which point it diverges from otherwise elliptical course to extend northwards for a short distance before petering out. Although further investigation is required to determine the full extent and significance of these anomalies, their magnetic expression and layout are suggestive of some form of enclosure, possibly defined by earthen and/or stone boundaries’ (Cleary 2008, 40). No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 or on Google Earth orthoimages.

See attached location maps of Geophysical Survey taken from Cleary 2008

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 2 April 2021

References

Cleary, R. 2008 Lough Gur: A Landscape Survey. Unpublished report submitted to the Heritage Council. Department of Archaeology. University College Cork.