What is recorded here
Situated on a slight N-facing rise in a slight col on a N-S ridge, with slightly higher ground c. 570m to the N and c. 770m to the S. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 37.5m E-W; 34.2m N-S) defined by an overgrown earth and stone bank (Wth 3.5-5.5m; int. H 1-1.3m; ext. H 1.3-1.5m). The entrance (Wth 2.9m) is at NW, but there is no visible fosse.
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.
Revised by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 02 October 2011
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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