
What is recorded here
Marked as a circular embanked enclosure on the 1840 (ext. diam. c. 35m) and 1927 (ext. diam. c. 45-50m) eds of the OS 6-inch map. Situated towards the top of a SW-facing slope of Donnell's Hill. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 30m) defined by a slight scarp (Wth 2m; H 0.5m), which is best preserved SW-NW. It is planted with a cereal crop.
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: 3rd November, 2010.
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
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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