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Marked as a rectangular embanked enclosure (ext. dims. c. 30m N-S; c. 30m E-W) with a N-S building in the interior on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and as a rectangular field (dims. c. 20m x c. 20m) with a N-S house on the 1925 ed. Power (1952, 38) recorded that An Lóistín - the lodgings - was held in high regard by local people. Situated in a S-N valley, on a steep N-facing slope in a coniferous forest, it is not visible at ground level.
Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press.
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.
Revised by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 26 July 2011
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