Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Enclosure in Crobally Upper (middlethird By.) is recorded as Enclosure in Waterford. On raised ground, sloping to the S, under grass. There are good views of Tramore Bay which lies c. 1.2km to the S.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: On raised ground, sloping to the S, under grass.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: The S-SE edge of the enclosure is likely to have been truncated by a road running NW-SE which connects two roads extending NE from Tramore.
What was found
The saved account records: Within the interior, which slopes to the S, a shallow charcoal-filled pit (dims.
What remains
The saved account records: There are good views of Tramore Bay which lies c. 1.2km to the S.
Why it mattered
Enclosure in Crobally Upper (middlethird By.) matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Identified during geophysical survey (Licence no.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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