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Ring-ditch in Kilpoole Upper

Ring-ditch
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Situated on level ground overlooking the sea. A small circular area (max. diam. c. 25m) defined by a fosse visible as a cropmark on aerial photograph (CUCAP, BDJ 80); possibly a ploughed-out ring-barrow. Not visible at ground level. Part of a large complex of ring-ditches (WI031-012001- to WI031-012007- and WI031-046----) of which the nearest (WI031-012005-) lies c. 80m to the W. 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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