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Embanked enclosure — Snugborough (talbotstown Upper By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Embanked enclosure — Snugborough (talbotstown Upper By.)
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Situated at the SW end of a narrow steep-sided ridge overlooking marshy ground from SE-SW. Oval area (dims. 34.5m NNE-SSW; 27m WNW-ESE; max. ext. dims. 59.5m NNE-SSW; 44m WNW-ESE), defined by a massive earthen bank (Wth 4.5-8m; H 0.8-1.75m) with an external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 9m; max. D 2.3m) at the NE and SW. Along the edges of the ridge the fosse merges into the steep slope (at the NW) and into a berm (at the SE). There is an outer bank (max. Wth 2.5m; max. H 1m) from NW-E, and a possible entrance (Wth 1.8m) at the NW. No indication of internal features. 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. 21/1976).

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