Hillfort in Rathmichael, County Dublin

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What is recorded here

A large broad, oval area (dims. 140m N-S; 120m E-W) around the top of the hill at Rathmichael is enclosed by a low, wide earth and stone bank with a narrow V-shaped fosse (Wth 1.6m; D 0.4m). The bank is defaced W-N-E being best preserved in the SW and S (Wth 3.3m; H 0.6m) where it joins a modern field boundary. It has an external stone facing made up of shattered stone fragments, which are strewn over the hilltop. A univallate ringfort (DU026-048002-) lies within the interior. (Anon 1900, 187; Healy 1975, 1-19; Turner 1983, 95) Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy. Revised upload on: 15 April 2018.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU026-048001

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