What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or ringfort in Ballyshonock, County Waterford, Ireland. The 1840 edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch map marked a subcircular embanked enclosure on level ground, with an external diameter of about 45 metres from north to south and about 40 metres from east to west. The Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford recorded that it is not visible at ground level in rough pasture, although the perimeter might be incorporated into a field bank at the west.

Marked as a subcircular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 45m N-S; c. 40m E-W) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on level ground. It is not visible at ground level in rough pasture, although the perimeter might be incorporated into a field bank at W. 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 August 2009

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