What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curraghateskin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Curraghateskin, County Waterford, Ireland. The 1999 inventory described a 56-metre by 43-metre oval platform on a plateau above a western ravine. A possible original 39-metre subcircular mound occupied its east and southwest edge, while a reduced bank and outer ditch marked the larger boundary.

Situated on a plateau with a ravine to the W. Oval scrub-covered area (dims. 56m N-S; 43m E-W) defined by the slight remains of an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1m) and outer fosse (Wth at base 4m; D 0.3-0.7m) upslope N-E-S, both of which are reduced to a scarp (H 2-3.5m) and berm (Wth 4-7m) respectively, S-W-N. Within this platform and incorporating its perimeter E-SW is a raised subcircular platform (diam. 39m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.5m) W-N-E, which may be the original monument. 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: 26 October 2010

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