
What is recorded here
Situated on a SE-facing slope between two streams in the upper Tay river valley. This is a grass-covered area of c. 4ha containing about twenty clearance cairns (diams. 2-5m; H 0.3-0.6m). It also contains the hut-site (WA014-056001-).
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: 19 November 2010
A cairnfield containing clearance cairns and a hut-site, likely dating to the Bronze Age; it reflects settlement and land-use patterns in the upper Tay river valley.
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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