Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

On an E-facing slope in undulating terrain with woodland called 'Flemingstown Wood' located c. 100m to the S and narrow bands of woodland c. 400m to N and W. The monument is depicted as circular enclosure with trees in the interior on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map and though hachured on the 2nd (1907) ed. it is also shown enclosed by a field bank with trees depicted in interior. A circular area (diam. 28.7m N-S; 32.4m E-W) enclosed by an inner bank (Wth 2m crest, 4.4m base; int. H 0.36m; ext. H 0.9m); fosse (Wth 2.3m; D 0.6m) and outer bank (Wth 2.9m crest, 6.2m base; ext. H 0.86m). A length of old field bank runs parallel to the possible ringfort in the N quadrant. In the NW quadrant there is a slight hint of an outer fosse (Wth 1.7m; D 0.3m). In the E and S quadrants the outer bank and area immediately outside it have been quarried out. The interior slopes to the E with the natural slope. There is no obvious entrance feature, though it may have been removed by quarrying activity. There is a slight roughly circular rise (diam. c. 6m) in the centre of the monument. Some large trees in interior have been cut, three mature oak trees survive. The monument may have been a tree-ring or ringfort reused as such.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 19 November 2013