
What is recorded here
Situated on a slight rise in a level landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 64.4m ENE-WSW; 63.2m WNW-ESE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 2-3m; int. H 0.3-1.3m; ext. H 1.5-1.8m) with traces of stone-facing, which is incorporated into a field bank NNW-S. There is no visible fosse and the entrance is at ENE.
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: 23 December 2008
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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