Enclosure in Ballard Upper, County Wicklow

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What is recorded here

Situated on the brow of a steep hill. A rectangular five-celled structure (dims. 40m x 21.8m) with earth and stone walls (H 2.4m; T 1.86m). (Ronan 1928, 150) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI030-026

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