Embanked enclosure in Rathmaiden, County Waterford

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What is recorded here

Situated at the crest of the E-facing slope of a knoll. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 44m N-S; 43m E-W) defined by an eroded earthen bank with some bushes (at N: Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.3m; to Wth 5-7m generally; int. H 0.5-0.7m; ext. H 0.5m at W to 1.6m at S). There is no visible fosse or entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA015-011

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