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Sruhaun

Wicklow, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0729

Location

Atlas number
IR0729 (729)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Wicklow
Historic county
Wicklow
Parish, community, or townland
Sruhaun
Latitude
52.94645
Longitude
-6.69349
Altitude
322 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Likely destroyed
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
0
Possible original entrances
1
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
1.29 ha
Footprint
1.43 ha
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (North west)

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
LiDAR Survey (2012); Geophysical Survey (2014)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database No record
National record
record WI 027
Wikidata
Q31081469

Sources

References

  1. O'Driscoll, J. 2014. Unpublished Geophysical survey report: Sruhaun. Co. Wicklow. UCC Cork, Dept of Archaeology.