
What is recorded here
Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as an oval enclosure (ext. dims. c. 65m E-W; c. 50m N-S) on the 1927 ed. Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. Overgrown oval area (dims. c. 40m E-W; c. 20m N-S) defined by a stone wall (Wth 3m; H 1m 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.
Date of upload/revision: 28 July 2010
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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