What is recorded here
Situated on a steep S-facing slope on the N side of the NE-SW upper Araglin valley. This is a U-shaped, grass-covered mound (dims. 15m NE-SW; 11.5m NW-SE; max. H 0.8m) open to the NW where there is a trough area (dims. 4.5m x 2.6m). It is within field system (WA014-041----). (Moore 1995, 196, F2)
Moore, M. (1995) A Bronze Age settlement and ritual centre in the Monavullagh Mountains, County Waterford. PPS 61, 191-243.
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: 19 November 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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