
What is recorded here
Situated in a coniferous forest at the summit of an E-W ridge. Subcircular area (dims. 78m N-S; 70m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5-4.5m; int. H 0.3-0.9m; ext. H 1.2-1.4m) and an outer fosse (Wth at base 1-2m; ext. D 0.2-0.6m). The entrance cannot be identified.
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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