What is recorded here
Situated in pasture towards the top of a N-facing slope. Two fulachta fia were noted close together in the 1950s (NMI file). It is not visible at ground level. The possible burnt mound (WA016-030001-) is adjacent to the NW.
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: 20th December, 2010.
A Neolithic burnt mound (fulacht fia), dating to approximately 2500–500 BCE, associated with ritual or thermal activity; part of a widespread but enigmatic class of prehistoric sites across Ireland.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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