
What is recorded here
Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 33m) defined from E-S-W by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.4-3m; int. H 0.4-1m; ext. H 0.8-1.5m) which has drystone facing and has been incorporated into the adjoining field boundaries. At the N the site is defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 2.4-3m; H 0.6-0.8m). No indication of an external fosse. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at the NE. Traces of a hut or house foundation (diam. 4.5m) are visible in the NE quadrant and there is a low mound (dims. c. 6m x 3.5m) inside the bank at the NW.
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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