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Embanked enclosure

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Embanked enclosure
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Marked as an oval embanked enclosure (ext. dims. c. 40m NE-SW; c. 30m NW-SE) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and described by Power (1952, 84) as a ‘cill’. Situated in pasture on a S-facing slope, it is not visible at ground level. Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press. 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: 10th October, 2011 Compiled by: Michael Moore

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