Overview
Embanked enclosure — Ballylucas is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Wexford. Situated at the crest of a S-facing slope with a small NE-SW stream c. 200m to the SE. This is a raised and scrub-covered oval area (dims.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: Situated at the crest of a S-facing slope with a small NE-SW stream c. 200m to the SE.
What was found
The saved account records: This is a raised and scrub-covered oval area (dims.
What remains
The saved account records: H 3.5-4.7m) defined by a flat bottomed fosse (Wth 6.5m
Why it mattered
Embanked enclosure — Ballylucas matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: It is listed as a motte (Colfer 1987, 99).
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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