What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballykeroge Little, County Waterford, Ireland. The 1999 Archaeological Inventory recorded an oval grass-covered area measuring 64 metres northwest-southeast and 50 metres northeast-southwest on an east-facing slope. An overgrown earthen bank defined the site, reaching 4 to 5 metres wide and 1 to 1.6 metres high internally where best preserved southeast-northwest, but reducing almost to a 1-metre scarp elsewhere. Slight traces of an outer fosse survived west-north, while a 2.7-metre entrance, possibly modern, opened at the northeast.

Situated on an E-facing slope. Oval grass-covered area (dims. 64m NW-SE; 50m NE-SW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank best preserved SE-NW (Wth 4-5m; int. H 1-1.6m; ext. H 1-1.4m) but reduced almost to a scarp (H 1m) elsewhere. Slight traces of an outer fosse survive W-N. The entrance (Wth 2.7m), possibly modern, is at NE. 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

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