What is recorded here
Marked as a circular feature (diam. c. 15-20m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, it is situated on a bluff on the N side of the W-E Dawn River with the stream c. 30m to the S. Flat-topped, scrub-covered earthen mound (diam. of base 14m; diam. of top 6m; H 1.8-2.4m). A quarry has been excavated into the mound at the N side. The site of the church of St. Dimóg (WA016-009001-) is adjacent to the N.
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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 20th December 2010.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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