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| BRUSSELSTOWN HILLFORT BRUSSELSTOWN RING |
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| PHOTO by Pip POWELL JAN 2010 |
| Located on top of a high hill in the west of county Wicklow, this Class 1 Hillfort as classified by Barry Raftery in his book 'Irish Hill-Forts') is one of the largest and finest in the country. Better known as 'Brusselstown Ring', its single stone rampart is enormous enclosing an oval shaped site with axes measuring 320m NW - SE x 200m -SW and is enclosed by a collapsed rampart which is 12-5m wide and composed of limestone boulders. Excavation done on the site, has dated it to the late Iron Age & it is believed to have been for defensive purposes. The interior rises towards high points marked by limestone outcrops. Several hut sites have been identified within Brusselstown Ring. |
| CO-ORDINATES 52 57' 46.576"N...6 36' 59.164"W |
| CLASS I HILL-FORT Simple univallate sites of earth or stone,with or without an accompanying ditch. |
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