What is recorded here
Marked as a subrectangular embanked enclosure (ext. dims. c. 44m NE-SW; c. 37m NW-SE) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a broad plateau. Slightly raised, grass-covered subcircular area (dims. 32m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by a slight scarp (H 0.2-0.4m). Enclosure site (WA003-025002-) is attached immediately to the S.
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: 27 July 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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