What is recorded here
Situated on the S slopes of Mountpelier. Named 'fort' on the 1843 OS 6-inch map and shown on the 1937 ed. as a subcircular enclosure (est. diam. c. 26m). The site has been planted with trees and incorporated into Killakee Woods (Healy 1961, 124).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy
Revised upload on: 8 July 2018
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Enclosure in MountpelierEnclosure · 1 yd
Dublin Mountains Way - Hellfire & Massey spurWalking route · 97 yd
Dublin Mountains Way Hellfire & Massey SpurWalking route · 187 yd
farmyard complexfarmyard complex · 611 yd
Passage tomb in MontpelierPassage tomb · 707 yd
Montpelier HillMountain / peak · 720 yd
Hell Fire Clubhunting/fishing lodge · 737 yd
Hellfire WoodForest · 884 yd
Featherbed ForestForest · 988 yd
SpinkeenMountain / peak · 1425 yd
Carty's CastleRuins · 1681 yd
Saint Ann's WellSpring · 1.3 mi