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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Located towards the top of the NW-facing slope of a broad hill. Circular scrub-covered area (diam. 28m E-W) defined by an eroded earthen bank (Wth 5-7.5m; int. H 1.2-1.4m; ext. H 1.7-2m), with slight traces of an external fosse (Wth of top 4.4-77.6m; max. D 0.2m). There is no identifiaible entrance, and the site is planted with deciduous trees. 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: 27 September 2011

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