What is recorded here
Situated on level ground overlooking the Dereen River valley. Quadrangular walled enclosure (dims. 40m N-S; 35m E-W). There is a broken granite millstone used as a grave-marker, and a possible granite cross-base (WI037-005001-) towards the SE of the graveyard.
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
A quadrangular walled enclosure, likely a medieval burial ground; significance includes the presence of a broken granite millstone used as a grave marker and a possible cross-base, indicating Christian funerary practices.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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