What is recorded here
Marked as a circular enclosure on the 1840 (diam. c. 50m) and 1927 (diam. c. 60m) eds. of the OS 6-inch maps, and situated on the N-facing slope of a broad hill. Slightly dished, grass-covered circular area (diam. 35m) defined by a slight scarp (H 0.4m). There is no visible fosse or 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: 14 August 2009
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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