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Situated on the S side of a system of small fields enclosed by high, well- constructed walls known as 'the Orchard', of 18th- and 19th-century date. Raised square platform (dims. 50m x 50m; H 0.8m) known locally as the site of a fortified house built c. 1700 by Colonel Percy and marked 'Seskin House (in Ruins)' on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. (O'Flanagan 1928, 59)
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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