What is recorded here
Situated on a gentle W-facing slope in mature pasture. Subrectangular enclosure (dims. 27m E-W; 25m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 0.9-1.1m; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 0.9-1.2m) with drystone facing. Most graves are marked by low, uninscribed slabs, and the earliest dated grave stone is early 19th century. There is an unfinished millstone (diam. 0.82m; T 0.35m) on the wall at NW. No indication of a fosse or entrance.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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