Embanked enclosure in Ballyhast, County Wexford

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What is recorded here

Located on a broad, low ENE-WSW ridge. This is a slightly raised, subcircular, grass-covered area (dims. 39m NW-SE; 32m NE-SW) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 2.5m at NW to 4.7-6.3m normally; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 0.7–1.1m) that is incorporated into a field bank and hedge W-N-E. There is no visible entrance or fosse.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX011-012

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