Embanked enclosure in Killatoor, County Waterford

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What is recorded here

Located on a NW-facing slope, towards the head of a broad SE-NW valley. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 22.4m E-W; 22.3m N-S) defined by an eroded earthen bank (max. Wth at S 4.2m; H 0.5-0.7m), with external stone-facing WNW-NE where it is incorporated into a field bank. The bank is planted with coniferous trees and does not survive NE-SE. There is no visible fosse or identifiable entrance. The interior is eroded by cattle, and there is a shed on the perimeter at E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA035-001

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