Embanked enclosure

Marked as a rectangular embanked or moated site on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and located on a gentle SW-facing slope with a small N-S stream c. 100m to the W. This is a square area (c. 30m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by the remains of infilled moats (Wth 4-7m; D 0.1-0.2m). (Barry 1977, 219, WX 53) 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: 3 July, 2012