Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Blackmoor, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Blackmoor
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.03739, -6.62404
- SMR number
- WI015-058----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a gentle NW-facing slope overlooking a stream valley. Rectangular enclosure (dims. 45m NW-SE; 38m NE-SW) defined by a degraded earthen bank and an external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 3.5m). The NW and SE sides are incorporated into field boundaries. No indication of entrance or internal features.
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
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.