class="apple-converted-space"> Saggart
in Dublin and
Baltinglass
in Wicklow, such as at
Seefin
and
Seefingan.
Archaeologist Geraldine Stout has
suggested they had a territorial marking function, much like modern-day border
posts.
Other prehistoric
monuments to be found in the uplands include
stone
circles,
standing stones
and
rock
art.
The presence of standing
stones at altitudes suggests they may have served route-marking purposes.
The largest complex of
hill forts
in Ireland is to be found on the hills
near Baltinglass.
The earliest known tribes to have
controlled the Wicklow Mountains include the DálMessinCorb, the Uí Mail, the
UíTheig and the UíBriúin. One
member of the DálMessinCorb was Saint
Kevin, who founded the monastery at
