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Marked as a rectangular embanked enclosure (ext. dims. c. 30m N-S; c. 30m E-W) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as an oval embanked enclosure (ext. dims. c. 50m E-W; c. 40m N-S) on the 1927 ed. Situated at the crest of the E-facing slope of a hill. Subrectangular grass-covered area (dims. c. 24m N-S; c. 24m E-W) defined by the remains of a broadly spread bank (Wth 4m; H 0.2m) at N and S. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Archaeological testing (08E0221) by Agnieszka Pieczarka on a site immediately to the E on the other side of the road produced no related material (Tierney 2011).
Tierney, M. (2011) Garryduff. No archaeological significance. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2008: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 361, No. 1230. Wordwell. Dublin.
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: 10th June, 2011. Compiled by: Michael Moore.
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