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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Embanked enclosure
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Situated on a gentle NW-facing slope, but all field banks in its vicinity have been removed. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 32m E-W; 31.4m) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3-5.5m), which is best preserved E-S (max. int. H 0.9m; max. ext. H 1.5m). The entrance cannot be identified, and there is no visible fosse. The earthwork (WA038-003001-) and Man-made underground passage (WA038-004----) are c. 170m to the N. 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/revision: 10th October, 2011 Compiled by: Michael Moore

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