Embanked enclosure

Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) overlain by a NW-SE field bank on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and situated on a steep SE-facing slope. Subrectangular area (dims. 12.8m NW-SE; 6.4m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.5-0.8m) with external stone-facing, it is described as a 'killeen' (Power 1952, 35). The perimeter is planted with deciduous trees. Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press. 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: 30 July 2010