Embanked enclosure in Grange Lower, County Wexford

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 is recorded here

Located on a slight SE-facing slope in the foothills of the Blackstairs Mountains. It was described in the 1940s as a subcircular area (dims. 34m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by an earthen bank with no visible fosse or entrance (SMR file). It has been removed since the 1940s. No feature is visible at ground level in pasture.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX018-024

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