What is recorded here
Situated on gently NW-facing ground, at the edge of Blessington Reservoir. Circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. Although the site is occasionally exposed in dry summers there is no visible trace at ground level.
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
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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