
What is recorded here
National Monument in state ownership No. 531. Set into a marked N/NE-facing slope at the E edge of a ridge. Circular site (diam. 15m) on an artificial platform (H 0.4-2m), defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.4m). A scatter of broken boulders at the NE may be part of a displaced revetment. No indication of an entrance or internal features. Another enclosure (WI015-083----) lies closeby to the E.
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
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 150/1940).
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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