What is recorded here
Discovered during the removal of ringfort 558 in 1954, beneath the bank at W. Comprised a rectangular chamber (dims. 2.9m x 1m; H 1.35m) with a slab-roof, without corbelling, and a creep at SE corner. The floor was excavated by E.M. Fahy of CPM who recovered the remains of an animal, possibly pig, and a flint knife. (NMI file)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA040-001002
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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