Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hilltop enclosure
Rathmoon, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathmoon
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rathmoon
- Coordinates
- 52.93385, -6.72505
- SMR number
- WI026-009----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a low hill in undulating countryside with good views to the S and W. Shown on the 1907 OS 6-inch map as a large, approximately circular enclosure (diam. c. 120m). When visited in 1989 the W portion of the site was on the edge of a pasture field and was well defined, while the E portion, in a barley field, had been destroyed. The bank has been destroyed since then, apart from a slight scarp visible at the S.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.