What is recorded here
Situated on the NE edge of a natural ridge. Oval site (max. ext. dims. 62m NNE-SSW; 50m NNW-SSE) consisting of a flat-topped mound (dims, on summit 41.5m NNE-SSW; 32m NNW-SSE) formed by the modification of the ridge. Surrounded by a steep-sided fosse and an external bank (Wth 3.5-4.5m; H 1.5m). Access is via a ramp ascending to the summit by two bends from base of fosse at the SE side. A church stands 150m to the SW (WI039-015----). (CUCAP, BDQ72)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997).
Situated on the NE edge of a natural ridge. Oval site (max. ext. dims. 62m NNE-SSW; 50m NNW-SSE) consisting of a flat-topped mound (dims, on summit 41.5m NNE-SSW; 32m NNW-SSE) formed by the modification of the ridge. Surrounded by a steep-sided fosse and an external bank (Wth 3.5-4.5m; H 1.5m). Access is via a ramp ascending to the summit by two bends from base of fosse at the SE side. A church stands 150m to the…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI039-016
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