What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garranturton, County Waterford, Ireland. It occupies a subcircular grass-covered area measuring 38 metres east-west and 35 metres north-south on a southeast-facing slope. An overgrown earthen bank defines the site, reaching 8 metres wide and 2.35 metres high externally at the south, while a 3-metre-wide entrance faces south-southeast without a visible ditch.

Located on a SE-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims. 38m E-W; 35m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at S: Wth 8m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 2.35m). The entrance (Wth c. 3m) is at SSE, 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload/revision: 9th May, 2011.

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