Discover Alone, back to main map

Embanked enclosure

Enclosure

What is recorded here

Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 40m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a shelf on a NW-facing slope overlooking a S-N stream c. 80m distant to the W and an E-W stream c. 230m to the N. Subcircular scrub-covered area (dims. 31m E-W; 27m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.6-1m) SW-N--NE (downslope), with a scarp down to the interior (max. H 0.6m) elsewhere. It is surrounded by a field bank SW-NNE. 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: 6th October, 2011 Compiled by: Michael Moore

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places