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Enclosure in Fornaght

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Situated in a slight col on an ENE-WSW ridge. This is a D-shaped area (dims. c. 40m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW) with the straight side at NE. It is defined by a fosse with elements of a field system attached and is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (MM (47) 10-13; (60) 31-3; WA027-080_1A to _7A). 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 10 June 2011
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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