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What is recorded here

Located on a gentle SE-facing slope on the E side of the Monavullagh Mountains. Circular area (diam. 46.3m N-S; 45m E-Wm) defined by an overgrown earth and stone bank (Wth c. 5-6m; int. H 1.9-2.4m; ext. H 1.9-2.4m), with an outer fosse (at N: Wth of top 6m; Wth at base 2m; ext. D 0.5m) SW-ENE. The fosse is obscured by field-spoil SW-NW and an outer field bank survives SW-N. The possible original entrance (Wth 3.7m) is at E. Topsoil from the interior has been removed and the area is now used as a silage pit. 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: 25th March, 2011. Compiled by: Michael Moore

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.