What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilcooney, County Waterford, Ireland. It occupies a circular grass-covered area measuring 47 metres north-south and 45 metres east-west on a west-facing slope. An earthen bank defines the site, reaching 4.5 metres in width and 1.2 metres in external height where it is best preserved at the south. No visible fosse or entrance is present.

Located on a W-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 47m N-S; 45m E-W) defined by an earthen bank best preserved at S (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.2m). 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. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008

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