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Rath

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Rath
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On a gentle NW-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims. 47m E-W; 40m N-S) defined by a earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.2-2.2m at S) and outer fosse (Wth at base 2.5m; D 0.5-1.6m at S) S-W. The bank is reduced to a scarp (max. H 0.9m) W-NE and a limekiln has been built in the fosse at S. A Man-made underground passage site (WA035-010002-) is in the interior. 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.

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