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Enclosure in Knockanree Lower

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Enclosure in Knockanree Lower
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Situated on level ground towards the SW end of a low ridge. A small cist (dims. c. 0.43m x 0.3m) of four slabs with a capstone containing a food vessel (WI035-041----), discovered in 1933 within a rectangular enclosure (WI035-041001-) marked on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. What remains on the site is a small cairn (WI035-041002-), with traces of stone facing, which may be part of the enclosure. (Dargan 1916, 77-8; Waddell 1990, 163) 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: 06 September 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 136/1940).

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