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Tooreen East, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tooreen East
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.25220, -7.63384
- SMR number
- WA006-027----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on the N-facing slope of a SW-NE valley, and in a clearing in a coniferous forest. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 10m; H 0.4-0.6m) defined by a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of base 2-3m) and outer fern-covered bank (Wth 3m; ext. and int. H 0.7-1.2m). There is a break in the bank (Wth 0.5m) at SE, but there is no entrance (max. ext. diam. 23.4m N-S). Enclosure (WA006-026----) is c. 60m to the SW, and fulachta fia (WA006-050----) and (WA006-051----) are c. 200m to the WNW and NW respectively.
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: 27 July 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.