What is recorded here
Marked as rectangular embanked or moated enclosure (ext. dims. c. 65m E-W; c. 60m N-S) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a low N-S ridge. It is not visible at ground level in pasture but it can be seen faintly as a vegetation mark on an OSI series of aerial photographs (2000). (Barry 1977, 219, WX 48)
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: 15 June, 2012
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Island Housecountry house · 590 yd
Embanked enclosureFairy fort / ringfort · 731 yd
Enclosure in BallyvaddenEnclosure · 1.1 mi
farm housefarm house · 1.3 mi
Hachured moundCastle, motte · 1.6 mi
Ballingowan MoteCastle, motte · 1.8 mi
Birds of PreyVisitor information · 1.8 mi
Bird BoxesVisitor information · 2.0 mi
Kilnamanagh Grave YardArchaeological place · 2.0 mi
Fontainebleau service treeFontainebleau service tree · 2.1 mi
Tinnaberna BeachBeach / strand · 2.5 mi
1798 MemorialMonument · 2.9 mi