What is recorded here
Marked as a bivallate circular enclosure (ext. diam. c. 60-70m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and referred to as 'Danesfort' in the OS Name Book (vol. 3). It is situated on a SW-facing slope of White Mountain with the NE-SW Pollmounty River c. 500m to the SE and the SE-NW Aughnacrew River c. 750m to the SW. It is not visible at ground level in pasture.
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: 25 June, 2012
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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St Peters ChurchChurch · 1332 yd
Saint Peter's Church (Templeludigan)graveyard/cemetery · 1333 yd
Pollmounty Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 1576 yd
St. Patricks WellHoly well · 1.0 mi
Silver WattleSilver Wattle · 1.2 mi
CarrigvahanaghMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
White MountainMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Graveyard in St. Mullin'sGraveyard · 3.0 mi
The Kiln FieldWood · 3.4 mi