Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Rathbane, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathbane
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.86056, -6.51272
- SMR number
- WI033-012----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a marked ENE-facing slope. Oval site (int. dims. 5.1m E-W; 4m N-S) defined by a low earth and stone bank, with a revetment of stone visible in places. There is a possible entrance at the E. The OS Name Books mention 'two small raths' in this townland, possibly small enclosures or hut sites.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Font (present location)1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.