Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, located on a slight rise, with higher ground to S. Views good to N, but are restricted elsewhere.
Slightly raised circular area (diam. 27m N−S) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 3.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.8m at NW, 1.5 m at S). A possible external fosse is evident at W−NE, visible as a very slight depression immediately outside the bank. There is a slight dip in the SE quadrant of the interior. It slopes down towards a gap (Wth 2m) in the bank at E, which may be an original entrance. There is also an eroded break at SW.
A road (Wth 6.5m), flanked by field fences, cuts through the rath, to S of centre, on a roughly E−W axis.
The portion of the rath to N of the road is grassy and relatively free of overgrowth; to S of the road, there are gorse, hawthorn and brambles growing on the rath perimeter. There is another rath (MA052-007----) 20m to S. A bowl barrow (MA052-009----) is visible, located on a hill 400m to S.

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 26 June 2020