Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drumbawn, County Wicklow

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What is recorded here

Situated on a very gentle NE-facing slope. Oval area (max. diam. c. 25m) defined by a very stony bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.3-0.5m; ext. H 0.5-0.9m) with evidence for a revetment of small boulders. There is a probable entrance (Wth 2m) at the SE, and a small hut site (diam. 4.5m) attached to the outside of the bank at the NE. No trace of a fosse or internal features.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI012-049

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