What is recorded here
Situated on a knoll, at the W side of Croughaun Hill overlooking a col between Croughaun Hill and the Comeragh Mountains to the W. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims. 35m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by traces of a fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.2m) W-NE, and a scarp (max. H 0.4m) elsewhere. There is no visible 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: 23 December 2008
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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CastleCastle, tower house · 2.2 mi
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Site of CastleCastle, unclassified · 3.1 mi
Crough WoodWood · 3.1 mi
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