
What is recorded here
Situated on a gentle SW-facing slope. A circular enclosure (max. int. diam. 7.6m; max. ext. diam. 16.6m) defined by an earth and stone bank (max. Wth 4.2m; max. H 0.85m) and referred to locally as a 'fairy fort'. There is a narrow entrance (Wth 1.25m) at WNW. No internal features. A raised spur of land (H 0.1-0.15m) projects north-westwards from the site for 7m. (Sullivan 1994)
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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