
What is recorded here
Situated on a gentle W-facing slope. Oval area (max. ext. dims. 62m N-S; 56m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1m) and an external fosse (Wth l-2m). Within the ringfort is a subrectangular enclosure (dims. 32m x 25m) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 2-2.5m; H 0.5m) with a slight fosse along the S and W sides. No indication of an entrance to either 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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