Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilnamack East

Situated on the W-facing shoulder of a hill. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims. 37.5m NW-SE; 35m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5-6.5m; int. H 0.2m at NW to 0.8m at SE (upslope); ext. H 0.8m at SE to 1.4m at NW) with traces of stone-facing on the inner edge. There is no visible fosse, but the entrance (Wth 4.5m) is at NE. 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