Enclosure in Aurora, County Wicklow

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What is recorded here

Situated in upland area overlooking Glencree River 40m to E. Roughly D-shaped area (approx. dims. 55m NE-SW x 38m N-S) with straight side at S defined by a low grass-covered earth and stone bank with two circular-shaped hut sites (WI006-034001-/002-) in SW quadrant which are clearly visible on Google earth aerial imagery taken 31/05/2009. Enclosure depicted as an irregular-shaped field on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Drystone field walls radiating out from SSW and S. See attached Google Earth image taken 31/05/2009 Compiled by:Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 May 2020

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI006-034

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