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Embanked enclosure

Enclosure

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Marked as a D-shaped embanked enclosure (ext. dims. c. 60m NE-SW; c. 40m NW-SE) truncated by an ENE-WSW road at S on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims. 40m NE-SW; 33m NW-SE) defined by an eroded earthen bank (Wth 9-12m; H 0.3m) SW-E. There is no visible fosse or entrance. It is truncated at S by a road bank, and enclosure (WA015-014----) is c. 90m to the NE. 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: 17 August 2009

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