What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Curraghkiely is in County Waterford, Ireland. Its earth and stone bank is 4 to 5 metres wide, rising 0.5 to 0.9 metres internally and 0.9 to 1.5 metres externally on the north downslope, while a 3 to 4-metre external fosse 0.2 to 0.3 metres deep is visible intermittently. A possible 5.5-metre entrance opens northeast, and another rath stands 140 metres southwest.

Located in a coniferous forest, in a col between the Comeragh Mountains and a low hill c. 500m to the E. Circular area (diam. 42m) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 4-5m; int. H 0.5m at N (downslope) to 0.9m at S; ext. H 0.9-1.5m at N) with an external U-shaped fosse (Wth 3-4m; D 0.2-0.3m) visible intermittently. There is a possible entrance (Wth 5.5m) at NE. Rath (WA002-036----) is c. 140m to the SW. 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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