What is recorded here
Located in pasture just E of a N-S stream and adjacent to St Martin's holy well (WA025-041----). A fulacht fia was noted in the 1950s (NMI file), but it is not visible now at ground level.
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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore.
Date of upload: 19th May, 2011.
Burnt mound (fulacht fia), likely dating to the Bronze Age. These sites are significant as they provide insight into early cooking or ritual practices in Ireland.
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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