Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathdown Upper, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathdown Upper
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.15719, -6.08082
- SMR number
- WI008-073----
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This is the record for the possible ringfort revealed by geophysical survey and archaeological testing by Charles Mount (93E0187) and Eoin Halpin (94E0033). The feature was not subsequently excavated as it lay outside the area for development. (see Eogan and O'Brien 2005)
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 24 January 2013
References
Eogan, J and O'Brien, R. 2005 Final Report of Excavations at Rathdown Upper, Co. Wicklow, Licence No. 97E0075. Unpublished excavation report submitted to Heritage and Planning Division, National Monuments Service, Department Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.
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