What is recorded here
Situated on a gentle N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 25m; ext. diam. 31.5m) defined by an earth and stone bank and an external fosse visible on all sides except N where the site adjoins a marshy area. A gap (Wth 1.8m) at the SW may be the original entrance. No visible 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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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