Mound in Mountmisery

Situated on a steep scrub-covered, SW-facing slope, on top of a S-facing cliff which overlooks the River Suir and Waterford City. Circular grass- and fern-covered, flat-topped mound (dims. at top 6.5m N-S; 6m E-W: dims. at base 9.5m N-S; 8.8m E-W: H 0.2m at N (upslope) to 1m at S). Stone pair (WA009-017002-) is 30m to E. Although recorded in 1998, it was not present in 2010. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 13th December 2010

Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. Its location overlooking the River Suir suggests ritual or strategic significance in the Neolithic landscape.