
What is recorded here
Situated on a marked W-facing hillslope to the N of an ornamental avenue leading to Saundersgrove House, c. 250m W of another enclosure (WI021-049----). Circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) shown as copse of trees on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is possibly a tree-ring or landscape feature. Not visible at ground level.
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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