First recorded on the 1840 Ordnance Survey map, this enigmatic site appeared as a small enclosed area, though by the 1904 edition it had been reduced to merely a pit marking. The exact nature of this feature remains frustratingly unclear; it may have been a moated site typical of medieval Irish settlements, or perhaps something else entirely that has been lost to time and forestry development.

The site’s current inaccessibility, buried within dense coniferous woodland, adds another layer of mystery to its story. Local knowledge of the area is patchy at best; whilst neighbouring landowners are unaware of any enclosure, there are whispers of a mass rock somewhere in the vicinity. These outdoor altars, used during the Penal Laws when Catholic worship was forbidden, were often hidden in remote locations, making this wooded slope a plausible setting for such a clandestine place of worship.

What makes this location particularly intriguing is its ambiguous status as an antiquity. Archaeological surveys have cast doubt on whether the site holds any genuine historical significance, suggesting it might not have warranted protection during forestry plantation. This uncertainty leaves us with more questions than answers about what exactly stood on this gentle slope, whether it was a defensive structure, a religious site, or simply a misidentified natural or agricultural feature that caught the attention of 19th century surveyors.