What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilmacomma is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilmacomma, County Waterford, Ireland. The 1999 inventory recorded an overgrown subcircular area measuring 34 metres north-south and 31 metres east-west towards the bottom of a north-facing slope. It defined the site with an earth and stone bank, an outer fosse, a reduced scarp from west-northwest through north to north-east and a separate external bank from south-southwest to north-east. The entrance was not identified.

Situated towards the bottom of a N-facing slope. Overgrown subcircular area (dims. 34m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 0.3m at W to 1.3m at S (upslope); ext. H 1.2-1.5m) and an outer fosse (Wth at base 2m; D 0.5-1.3m). The bank is reduced to a scarp (H 1.6m) WNW-N-NE. An external bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.6-1m at N) SSW-NE is incorporated into a field wall elsewhere. The entrance is not identified. 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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