Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a terrace, on N-facing slope of a hill, in pasture, with excellent views to W and N. Annotated ‘Rathfarsan’ and depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork. Bivallate ringfort described in 1971 and 1976 as an oval-shaped area (dims. 47.60m NE-SW and 35.50m NW-SE) enclosed by an earth and stone bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The inner and outer banks are substantial and the intervening U-shaped fosse is wide and deep (D 3m). The inner bank has several small disturbance gaps. The outer face of the inner bank has been steepened and partly stone faced from NE-E-SSE to form part of a modern field fence. The fosse has been modified from NE-E-SSE and the outer bank has been removed at this point. The outer bank is slightly disturbed in several places and has several small gaps. The original entrance is not recognisable. A rectangular-shaped house site (WM024-027001-) is visible in S quadrant. A low rise or platform is located to N of the house site and a second low rise is visible in the NW-quadrant.

Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.

Date of upload: 31 July 2019