What is recorded here
Situated on an E-facing slope beside the Glencree River. A system of small fields and enclosures covering an area of c. 150m x 150m, visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP 1973, O 170-71 O 94/95). There are three oval or subrectangular enclosures (dims. c. 20m x 15m; 30m x 25m; 55m x 30m), and these are linked by faint traces of field boundaries. See attached Google Earth aerial image taken 30/05/2009 showing extent of field system and enclosures
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI006-005
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Britishfinance, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- jwd, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Joe King, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Barry, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sarah777, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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