Enclosure in Rathsallagh, County Wicklow

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What is recorded here

Situated on a on gentle SW-facing slope. Circular enclosure (diam. 27m) defined by a low bank (Wth 6m; H 0.3m) at the E and S, with very slight traces at the W. To the N the perimeter is incorporated into the field boundary. No indication of an entrance, external fosse or internal features.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI015-031

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