Embanked enlcosure

Marked as a small circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 25m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the bottom of an E-facing slope. Flat, overgrown D-shaped area (dims. 35m N-S; 22m E-W) with a severe slope down to E. Defined by an internal scarp (H 0.7-0.9m) at S and at the straight W side, and by an external scarp (max. H 2.5m at NE) elsewhere. Enclosure (WA016-054----) is adjacent to the N. 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: 20-08-2009