
What is recorded here
Situated on a gentle N/E-facing slope in gently undulating terrain. Circular area (diam. 38m) defined by a bank (Wth 4-4.5m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 2-2.2m) and a fosse (Wth 3-4m; H 2.2m below bank) from NE-W, with a counterscarp bank at the E (Wth 1.5m; H 1m). There is no trace of an entrance. The interior is raised slightly higher than the outer ground level.
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.
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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