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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Situated on a slight rise on a N-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered platform (dims. 31m E-W; 29m N-W) defined by a scarp (H 1-1.4m) with an outer flat-bottomed fosse (Wth at base 1.5-3m; D 0.8-1.6m). An overgrown external bank (Wth 1.5-2.5m; ext. H 0.5-1m) has external and internal stone-facing. The original entrance is not identified, and the interior is damaged by a quarry at SW. 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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