
What is recorded here
Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope in forestry. Bivallate circular ringfort (diam. 36.5m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 1.35m; max. H 1.5m), an external fosse (Wth 2.3m; D 0.5m) and an outer bank (Wth 1.3m; H 0.2m) partly removed during planting. There is an entrance through both banks at SE (Wth 1.7m (inner bank); Wth 3.2m (outer bank)) with a corresponding causeway over the fosse. The terminals of the outer bank turn inwards at this entrance. No indication of internal feature.
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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