This cashel (stone fort, 27 metres (89 ft) internal diameter[4]) was in use in the 7th–10th centuries, with later reuse in the 13th century.[5] It is similar to the cashel at Leacanabuaile.[6]
It was excavated by Erin Gibbons in the late 1990s. A pit containing organic remains was found — apple, blackberry, hazelnut and grape seeds. Also found were stone tools, pottery, iron knives, a blue glass bead, crucible fragments, two 13th-century coins (silver pennies of Henry III)[7] and two lathe-turned objects.[2]Alder and willow were used for posts, apparently due to a lack of oak in the region.[8]
Structures
The cashel contains two clocháns, a fireplace, souterrain and several postholes, and stepped terracing. The gateposts are formed by upright slabs.[9] An oblong chamber in the souterrain is 5.5 metres (18 ft) long.[10]
