
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.
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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