What is recorded here
Situated on the NW edge of a slope in marshy ground. Raised oval area (dims. 70m E-W; 55m N-S) with a natural domed profile. The area is defined by a natural scarp which has been modified at the S and E. A possible fosse is visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP, N 354-5).
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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