
What is recorded here
Situated on a SW-facing slope with a N-S stream c. 70m to the W. Overgrown D-shaped area (dims. 26m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by a stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4-0.8m; ext. H 0.5m (upslope) at E to 1.7m at W). There is no visible fosse or entrance, but some possible grave-markers are visible in the interior. Traditionally it is known as the 'Speckled Church' (Power 1952, 44).
Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press.
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.
Revised by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 30 July 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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