Ecclesiastical enclosure in Kilgrovan

Located on a slight rise in a level, low-lying tillage landscape with Clonea strand c. 120m to the E. This is an early ecclesiastical site described as an eroded killeen at which five ogham stones had been discovered (Brash 1868-9b, 438). It is depicted only on the 1927 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as an arc of bank (C c. 35m) S-E. (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 136) A geophysical survey conducted by GeoArc confirmed the existence of the ecclesiastical enclosure as a bivallate feature (int. diam. c. 50m; ext. diam. c. 60m), perhaps with an annexe or secondary enclosure attached to the SE, which may be the arc represented on the 1927 map. A number of smaller circular features (diam. c. 10m) within the enclosure could represent hut-sites, or even the church. (Purcell 2003, 6-8) Purcell, A. (2003) Archaeological assesment. Kilgrovan, Clonea, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Licence Number 03E1743. Unpublished report. Sheila Lane and Associates. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 25th August, 2011.