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Pill-box in Glentaunatinagh

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Situated in the Vee pass of the Knockmealdown Mountains, on an E-facing slope overlooking the road. It is not marked on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Rectangular vaulted structure (int. dims. 3m E-W; 2.45m N-S, max. H 2.5m) with a fireplace in the W wall and small lights or loops in the N and S walls. The E wall does not survive. Structure (WA011-008----) is c. 600m to the N. 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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