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Embanked enclosure in Garrantrowlan

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Marked as rectangular embanked or moated enclosure (ext. dims. c. 60m NW-SE; c. 50m NE-SW) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a rise of a NW-facing slope. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. (Barry 1977, 220, WX 58) 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 WX026-010

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