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National Monument in state guardianship No. 419. Situated at the high point of a ridge with extensive views. Circular site (max. diam. 51m) consisting of a largely natural mound with a level top (H c. 4m; diam. at top 10m). Surrounding the mound is a fosse (Wth 4.5-6m; D 1.5-1.7m) and an outer earthen bank (Wth 5-6m; H 1.4-1.6m). The entrance is at the E where there is a gap in the bank and a corresponding causeway across the fosse (Wth 5m). At the S and E there is a narrow berm (Wth 3.5m) outside the bank and a second fosse (max. Wth 2m). A ramp leads across the outer fosse and berm to the entrance. A bowl food vessel (NMI 1898-3) was found on the site in 1818 (Price and Walshe 1933, 48-9)
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
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 140/1940).
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