What is recorded here

Enclosure in Mountaincastle South is an enclosure in Mountaincastle South, County Waterford, Ireland. Mountaincastle South contains a roughly circular enclosure about 45 metres across, recorded in satellite imagery from 2011 to 2013 and again on 16 March 2022. A low scarp marks the west, north and northeast edge, while a curving field boundary marks the southeast and southwest edge. The enclosure lies in tillage, with a field boundary running north-northwest to south-southeast along its east side.

In tillage. A 390 foot [c. 120m] trigonometric station is indicated on the S perimeter of the enclosure. A roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m), defined by a low scarp from W-NNE and by a curving field boundary from SE-SW. Visible on satellite imagery (DigitalGlobe, imagery date 2011-2013; Google Earth; imagery date 16 March 2022), identified and reported by Stuart Elder. A field boundary running NNW-SSE runs along the E side and appears to partially truncate the edge of the enclosure. A ringfort (WA022-016----) lies c. 70m to the SW. See attached imagery: WA022-066----_01 DigitalGlobe satellite image, imagery date 2011-2013 WA022-066----_02 Google Earth satellite image; imagery date 16 March 2022 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 July 2023

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