Mound

The National Monuments Service's description

The Ordnance Survey Letters (1838/40) noted 'the North East part of Kilcroney townland terminates in a point between two streams; on this point is a hillock of considerable size, which the people call a moate; but they tell you that it was anciently called Poll and choradh, i.e. the hole of the weir, or the hole or grave of the champion.' (O' Flanagan 1928, 21).
An oval enclosed area (dims. c. 90m E-W; c. 70m N-S) covered in trees and bounded by a stream on the E, is indicated in the NE part of Kilcroney townland on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map (1838). In its present form it appears as an oval mound (dims. c. 50m N-S x c. 30m E-W; H c. 5m) with possible traces of a fosse along its N side and cut by the N11 on its E side. Referred to as the 'Rath field' and the 'Fairy fort' (Conboy 2007, 2-3). No archaeological features were encountered when constructing the foot bridge immediately to the S (ibid).

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of revision: 23 March 2013

References

O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1928 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Wicklow collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1838. Bray.

Conboy, G. 2007 N11 Enniskerry Footbridge Kilbride and Fassaroe townlands, Co. Wicklow. Archaeological monitoring report. Licence Number 05E0950. Valerie J. Keeley Ltd. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.