Embanked enclosure in Ballywilliamroe, County Wexford

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Situated on a slight shelf in a low-lyiing landscape with a N-S stream c. 90m to the E and a smaller W-E stream c. 30m to the S. It is described as a rectangular area (dims. 44m N-S; 39m E-W) defined by earthen banks with a flat-bottomed external fosse or moat (Wth of top 5m; D c. 1.5m) and an outer bank. A leat led from the NE angle to the stream (OPW file). It has been removed since the 1970s. (Barrv 1977, 51–2, 216, WX 27) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX014-020

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