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Embanked enclosure — Rathquage

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 35-40m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as an oval field (dims. c. 60m N-S; c. 35m E-W) on the 1922 ed. Situated towards the top of a slight E-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (diam. c. 38m NNW-SSE) defined by an earthen bank which is incorporated into a field bank and hedge SW-N-SE, and defined by a scarp (H 0.3m) elsewhere. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 19th May, 2011.

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