Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on the upper S-facing slope of a ridge, in pasture, with good views in all directions. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as an oval-shaped tree-lined enclosure. Monument described in 1979 as a much disturbed oval-shaped area enclosed by a bank and external fosse with a later field boundary. The outer fosse survives from SW-W-N-NE but is much disturbed by a later field fence which encloses the perimeter all around. A laneway is located outside the field fence from NE-E. There are some trees on the edge of the perimeter indicating that the ringfort was modified into a much later tree-ring. The interior has a steep S-facing slope and there are traces of cultivation ridges running N-S across the W portion. The surface is very uneven and appears to have been quarried in the E and SE quadrants. There is a good deal of stone scattered on the surface of the perimeter including a sod-covered deposit dumped just inside the bank at SSE. Monument is visible today as a tree-planted earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography.

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

Date of upload: 08 November 2019