Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
What is recorded here
Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 31m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at SSW: Wth 4.5m; int. H 1.35m; ext. H 1.7m), incorporated into a field bank at N. 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: 9th May, 2011.
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