What is recorded here
Located on a level landscape. This is a circular mound (diam. of base 28m NE-SW; H 4.3m) growing some young trees. It has stepped sides and a gently rounded top (diam. c. 5m NE-SW). The mound is truncated on the NW side by a NE-SW road and it is retained by the wall of the demesne of Johnstown Castle.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 27 May, 2013
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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