What is recorded here
Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35-40m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map with only the W half of the site marked on the 1925 ed. Situated in pasture on a low rise, it is not visible at ground level. Ringfort (WA026-026----) is c. 25m to the E.
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/revision: 27 May 2011
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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