Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Canty, County Waterford

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What is recorded here

Marked as an enclosure on the 1840 and 1927 ed. of the OS 6-inch man and situated in an undulating landscape. Circular platform (diam. 28m) with slight traces of a fosse at N. It is planted with coniferous trees.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA030-021

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