Embanked enclosure in Huntingtown, County Wexford

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What is recorded here

Situated on a steep NW-facing slope. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 32m E-W; 32m NE-SW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank with traces of stone cladding (Wth 1.7m; int. and ext. H 1m) and an outer fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.5m) NE-SW, which is incorporated into a field bank elsewhere. Entrances at NE, E, SW and W are modern, and a silage pit intrudes into the interior at NE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX011-007

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