What is recorded here
Situated at the edge of a plateau overlooking the N-S Clodiagh River just to the W. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims. 46m N-S; 40m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4.5-5m; int. H 0.5m at N to 1.6m at E; ext. H 1.8m) and an external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 4.8-6m; Wth at base 2.5m; ext. D 0.9-1.2m) NNW-S, with a severe slope down to the river elsewhere (H c. 10m). An outer bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 0.3m) NW-N is incorporated into a field bank and hedgerow N-SW. The entrance (Wth 2.8m) and causeway are at 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: 28 October 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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