Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Spinans Middle

Situated on a natural level platform at a break on a W-facing slope of Spinans Hill. Circular enclosure (dims. 26m N-S; 24.5m E-W) defined by a bank (max. H c. 1.5m) and external fosse (max. Wth 4.3m), best visible at the S. There are several gaps but the original may have been that at the NNW, where there are possible traces of a causeway. There is an area of ridge and furrow cultivation (dims. c. 20m x 30m) immediately outside the site to the SE. 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