Earthwork

The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, immediately S of a road running E-W that forms townland boundary with Ballyfroota. A megalithic structure (LI049-103----), graveyard (LI049-102---) and holy well (LI049-101----) lie 80m to the NW. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area defined by a scarp with a stone wall on top. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised sub-circular shaped area (dims. c. 66m N-S; 58m E-W) defined by a scarp from NW-N-E-S-SW, truncated at W by a drain running NE-SW, intersected at NE by a pond. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded this monument as one of 'four forts' in the townland (OSNB Abbeyfeale to Bruree, 191). Partially levelled monument visible as sub-circular shaped area defined by a tree-lined fosse from NW-N-E-S-SW on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. A linear cropmark running NE-SW, truncating the monument at W is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 10/10/2006.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages.

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 11 October 2021

References

OSNB - Ordnance Survey Name Books. Pro-forma books arranged by Civil Parish for recording townland and other name-forms and compiled in the course of the OS 6-inch survey 1824-1841. The name books also include minor names and incidental references to antiquities. National Archives of Ireland.