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Embanked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Marked as a subcircular embanked enclosure (ext. dims c. 55m NW-SE; c. 50m NE-SW) on the 1839 ed. of the ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and clearly visible as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on vertical aerial photographs (GSIAP: S 527-8). It is situated on top of a broad hill, but it has been removed since 1973. No feature is visible at ground level in a cereal crop, but the site is visible as a cropmark enclosure defined by a single fosse feature and with an internal linear pit (NE-SW) on aerial photographs (MM (54) 6-8). The internal pit could be the location of Man-made underground passage (WX035 074---). 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 October, 2012 Amended: 7 May, 2014

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 survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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