
What is recorded here
Situated on a NE-SW spur of the foothills SW of Tower Hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 39m) defined by a scarp (H 0.4-0.7m). It is truncated by a NNW-SSE road at NE. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Enclosure (WA008-001----) is c. 100m to the S.
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: 23 December 2008
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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