
What is recorded here
Overlooking the steep side of the Glen of the Downs. Circular enclosure (diam. c. 38m) consisting of a platform (H c. 3-6m) with a berm at the E. At the NE the berm appears to become a fosse. A possible access to the site is defined by a ramp at the SW. The site is very overgrown.
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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