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What is recorded here
Marked as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a circular field (diam. c. 45m) on the 1927 ed. Situated on a knoll of a S-facing slope overlooking the NE-SW Colligan river c. 300m to the SE. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims. 47m E-W; c. 43m N-S) defined by a stone-faced earthen bank (Wth 2.5-5m; int. H 0.75-1.3m; ext. H 1-1.6m), which is removed NW-NE. There is no visible fosse or entrance.
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: 12th November, 2010. Compiled by: Michael Moore
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Standing StoneMemorial · 2.1 mi
SeefinMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Site of CastleCastle, unclassified · 3.8 mi
Mahon ValleyCliff · 3.9 mi
Laeka WoodWood · 5.0 mi
Curraghcloney CastleCastle · 5.1 mi
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