
What is recorded here
Located towards the top of a gentle SW-facing slope in rough pasture and scrub. This is a rectangular area (int. dims. 1.55m E-W; 1.45m N-S) defined by lines of contiguous earthfast stones (average dims. c. 0.4m x 0.2m; H 0.2-0.4m) and open at the E. It is believed locally to be a famine burial ground.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Revised by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 27 September 2011
A rectangular stone-defined burial structure, likely a cist, dating to the Early Christian or medieval period. Its significance lies in its potential association with early ecclesiastical or domestic contexts in the region.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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