What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or ringfort in Ardeenloun East, County Waterford, Ireland. The 1840 edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch map marked it as a large circular embanked enclosure with an external diameter of about 60 metres. The 1999 archaeological inventory recorded it in ploughsoil on an east-facing slope and stated that it is not visible at ground level.

Marked as a large circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 60m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated in ploughsoil on an E-facing slope, it is not visible 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. Date of upload/revision: 20-08-2009

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