Pre-Historic Sites

Court Cairns, Promontory Forts, Ogham Stones, Portal Dolmens from the Neolithic period of Irish History.

On the Comeragh Mountains & Nire Valley Drive the principal pre-historic sites are the standing stones, fulachta fiadh (cooking pits) and cairns around Kilbrien and Knockboy Ogham Stones near the village. Mothel Abbey (13th c.) near Rathgormack is a noted historic site.

West Waterford

Field monuments in the Dungarvan area include the Gallowshill Mound and perhaps a prehistoric burial mound.

On the Dungarvan & The Coast Drive pre-historic sites include Matthewstown Gallery Grave (circa 2,000 B.C.), near Fenor and Knockeen Portal Dolmen, near Tramore.The coast has a series of pre-historic promontory forts.

East Waterford

The Harrison Megalithic Tomb is a noted pre-historic monument near Killea on the East Waterford Gaultier Coast Drive.

A pre-historic promontory fort can be seen in Rathmoylan, Dunmore East.

At Ballynamona near Ring there is a Court Cairn known as Cailleach Bhearrais House. Some remains of promontory forts can also be found in this area at Ballykilmuury, Balltnaharda and Carraig Phillip.