Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tuckmill Lower, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tuckmill Lower
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.95555, -6.67658
- SMR number
- WI027-012----
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Shown on 5 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 NE-facing ground on the gentle lower slopes of Baltinglass Hill and c. 100m NE of another ringfort (WI027-011----). Oval area (dims. c. 30m NE-SW; c. 25m NW-SE), marked on 1907 OS 6-inch map. Levelled 'a few years' before 1989. Not visible at ground level.
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
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Pit-burialunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.