What is recorded here
Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Knockaunagloon is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Knockaunagloon, County Waterford, Ireland. It occupies a D-shaped grass-covered area on a southwest-facing slope, measuring 33.7 metres from northwest to southeast and 26 metres from northeast to southwest. A rebuilt stone wall forms the straight southern side, standing 0.4 to 1.8 metres high depending on the section.
Located on a SW-facing slope. This is a D-shaped grass-covered area (int. dims. 33.7m NW-SE; 26m NE-SW) with the straight side (L 20.6m) at S, defined by a rebuilt stone wall (Wth 1.7-2m; int. H 0.4m at S to 1m at N; ext. H 0.5m at N to 1.8m S-W) on a base of large facing stones (L 0.8-1.3m). There is no visible entrance, but the perimeter has been removed E-SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 6th May, 2011.
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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