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Embanked enclosure — Carrigaun (hely)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated towards the top of the SE-facing slope of a hill. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims. 43.5m NW-SE; 38m NE-SW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4.5-6m; int. H 0.2m at W (downslope) to 1.4m at N; ext. H 1.1m at N to 1.3m at S) which is incorporated into a field bank S-W. There is no visible fosse or entrance. 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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