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Kilbaylet Lower : Rath

CountyWicklow
Grid RefS 935 989
Longitude6° 36' 21.98" W
Latitude53° 1' 57.49" N
Nearest TownDonard (1.3 Km)
OS Sheet56
UTM zone29U
UTM x660521.13829878
UTM y5878581.1129276
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 15th September 2002

Easily accessible, just 20m inside a field and side by side these two large mounds ar pretty overgrown, but in fair condition.

The bank running around the top makes of each rath is still very evident, but they are fairly small. Perhaps the two were used later as a dwelling simultaneously, or the northern one was out grown and the other then built.

The northern one is smaller at 2m high and 18m in diameter, the larger one being 3m high and 25m across.

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Directions

From Donard head north towards the Hollywood Glen.700m out of Donard you will cross a bridge and passa right turn. There is a modern stone gateway on the left. Shortly after this you will see a bungalow on the left hand side. The raths are in the field opposite.

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