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Embanked enclosure — Monvoy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. Raised, circular scrub-covered area (diam. 36m WNW-ESE) defined by an earthen bank (at E: Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.3m). There is no visible fosse or entrance. 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: 27 May 2011
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