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Embanked enclsoure — Ballyvadden

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Embanked enclsoure — Ballyvadden
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What is recorded here

Located at the crest of the gentle W-facing slope of a low N-S ridge, with the headwaters of a small N-S stream c. 60m to the W. Circular scrub-covered area (diam. 29m) defined by an earthen bank (at NNW: Wth 4m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.9m) with some stone-facing. There is no visible fosse or entrance. 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: 6th May, 2011.
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