Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockandarragh, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockandarragh
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Mulladarragh Rath
- Coordinates
- 53.01328, -6.59719
- SMR number
- WI021-008----
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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 the S face of an E-W ridge. A bivallate ringfort (diam. 36m) defined by a bank (Wth c. 2.5m; int. H c. 1.4m; ext. H c. 2m), a fosse (Wth 3-4m) and an external bank (Wth c. 1m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H c. 0.5m) which is best preserved at the NE. A gap at SW probably represents an entrance and there is a further gap at NE. In the interior towards the NE is a small hollow (diam. 3.2m; D 0.7m) with vertical sides and an access trench (Wth 1.7m), possibly the remains of either a kiln or a souterrain. A small bank attached to the site at the SW almost opposite the entrance may be the remains of an annexe.
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
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