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Embanked enclosure — Graigue Beg

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located on a S-facing slope. Subcircular scrub-covered area (dims. 35m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.2-6.25m; int. H 0.5-0.9m; ext. H 1-2m) which is reduced to an external scarp (H 1.8m) S-W. The entrance ramp (Wth 6m) is at S, but there is no visible fosse. 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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