
What is recorded here
Situated on a NW-facing slope of Croughaun Hill. Grass-covered circular area (diam. 35m NE-SW; 33m NW-SE) defined by a low scarp (H 0.3m) with traces of a slight external fosse (Wth c. 4m) visible as a vegetation change. 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
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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