What is recorded here

Marked faintly as a small enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and situated in pasture on the shoulder of an E-facing slope down to the Barrow/Suir estuary. Described as a 'Tumulus' and known at one time as the 'Giant's Grave' (Anon. 1912, 278). It is not visible at ground level. Anon. (1912) Proceedings - Waterford historical sketch, JRSAI 42, 256-83. 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: 26 August 2009

A Neolithic tumulus; wider significance not recorded.

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