
What is recorded here
Situated on a knoll towards the bottom of a S-facing slope of Crohaun HIll. Subcircular area (dims. 36m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by a stone-faced earthen bank (Wth 2.9-3.1m; int. H 1-1.1m; ext. H 1.3-1.8m) NE-SW, which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.3-0.6m) elsewhere. There is no visible entrance or fosse, and it is planted with coniferous trees.
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: 23 December 2008
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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