What is recorded here
Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope near a farmyard. Rectangular enclosure defined by a stone bank (Wth 1.8m; H 1.2-1.4m), narrowing at the NW end (dims. 70m NW-SE; Wth 20m at W; 30m at E). Shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a rectangular enclosure; possibly a paddock or small field.
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 local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
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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