Embanked enclosure in Leperstown, County Waterford

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What is recorded here

Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated in pasture on a broad plateau, it is not visible at ground level, although the perimeter might be incorporated into a curved field bank E-S. 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 WA027-009

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