
What is recorded here
Situated at the summit of the Vee pass through the Knockmealdown Mountains, on the E side of the road. It is not marked on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Rectangular vaulted structure (ext. dims. 5m E-W; 4.4m N-S; H c. 4m) the W wall of which is missing, with no diagnostic features. It is conserved as a shelter. Pill-box (WA011-009----) is c. 600m to the S.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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