Embanked enclosure

Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated on a shelf on the E side of the Mahon river valley witht the N-S stream c. 350m to the W, it is visible a a slightly dished, grass-covered circular area (diam. c. 28m). It is also visible as a cropmark on an OSI aerial photograph series (2005). 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 22 December, 2011.