
What is recorded here
Situated on level ground between the Avonbeg River and the steep valley side to the NE. An oval enclosure (dims. 40m NW-SE; 30m NE-SW) defined by a wide fosse (Wth 7-8m; D 1.4m) at the W and SE and by a natural slope at the N. There is a causeway (Wth 3m) at the S. Said by Price (1945, 20) to be the site of an early church.
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
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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