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Indicated — Ecawn

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle N/NE-facing slope on the edge of a valley. A partly levelled oval enclosure (dims. 41m NW-SE; 55m SW-NE), defined by a low wide bank (Wth 4-5m; H 0.3m). There is a wide shallow fosse (Wth 4m) NW-E-SW while at W the bank is built on the edge of a steep stream valley. 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
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