What is recorded here

Enclosure in Bawnfune (glenahiry By.) is an enclosure in Bawnfune (glenahiry By.), County Waterford, Ireland. Known locally as a cill, it sits on a south-facing knoll. The 1840 map showed a sub-triangular shape about 60 metres north-south and 50 metres east-west with the apex at north, while the 1927 map showed a sub-rectangular shape about 65 metres east-west and 50 metres north-south. When ploughed, it appears as an oval area 37 metres north-south and 26 metres east-wide defined by a 2-metre stony spread, with no evidence of burial.

Marked as a sub-triangular embanked enclosure (ext. dims. c. 60m N-S; c. 50m E-W) with the apex at N on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a sub-rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 65m E-W; c. 50m N-S) on the 1927 ed. It was known locally as a 'cill' and is situated on a knoll on a S-facing slope. It is visible as an oval area (int. dims. 37m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by a stony spread (Wth 2m) when ploughed. There is no evidence of burial. (Raftery and Haworth 1974, 55) Raftery, J. and Haworth, R. (1944) Preliminary report on sites of archaeological interest in Co. Waterford. An Foras Forbaithe. Dublin. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 27th July, 2010.

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