Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Indicated — Killhill is recorded as Hillfort in Kildare. A low, domed hill (OD 120-153m) on the W-edge of rising ground which climbs gently E to the foothills of the Wicklow mountains, and overlooks lower tillage and pasture to the W. Wth c. 120m), concentric, hedged, earthen banks generally follow two contours to enclose the hill.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: A low, domed hill (OD 120-153m) on the W-edge of rising ground which climbs gently E to the foothills of the Wicklow mountains, and overlooks lower tillage and pasture to the W.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: The outer enclosing elements comprise earthen banks topped with modern hedges and are likely to have been altered.
What was found
The saved account records: Wth c. 120m), concentric, hedged, earthen banks generally follow two contours to enclose the hill.
What remains
The saved account records: c. 350m) survives WSW-NW-NNE, and while an aerial photograph (GSI N384) shows the crop marks of fosses completing the circuit NNE-S-WSW, no visible surface trace of these features was located in the heavy vegetation covering parts of the interior of the monument.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Killhill matters because the source ties hillfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: The middle enclosing elements are apparent in the N, however, the remainder of its circuit and inner enclosing elements have been levelled and are visible only in aerial photography.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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