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Rathmicheal

Dublin, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0793

Location

Atlas number
IR0793 (793)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Dublin
Historic county
Dublin
Parish, community, or townland
Rathmicheal
Latitude
53.22873
Longitude
-6.15232
Altitude
134 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
0
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
1.61 ha
Footprint
1.76 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop
Aspect
level
Land use
woodland, scrub or bracken, and heather moorland

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1842); Other (1906)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database DU026-048001
National record
record DU 026
Wikidata
Q31069746

Sources