What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyknock Upper, County Waterford, Ireland. It occupies the crest of a south-facing slope on a north-west to south-east ridge, forming a subcircular grass-covered area measuring 37 metres north-west to south-east and 31 metres north-east to south-west. An earth and stone bank defines the perimeter, while a shallow fosse cuts through the north-east to south sector.

Located at the crest of the S-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims. 37m NW-SE; 31m NE-SW) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 0.7-1m; ext. H 1.2-1.8m), with a fosse (at NE: Wth of top 4.7m; Wth of base 2m; D 0.2m) NE-S. The interior is infringed by the scarp of a rath (WA031-004001-) W-NNW. There is no visible entrance. A Man-made underground passage site (WA031-004003-) 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 25th August, 2011.

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