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Embanked enclosure in Kayle

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 45m) only on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6- inch map, and situated on a slight S-facing slope. It is not visible at ground level in pasture but is visible as a cropmark (diam. c. 35m) defined by a single fosse feature on aerial photographs (MM (30) 35-7). It is also visible on digital aerial photographs (WX040-008_1 to _3) taken in 2006. WX040-008----_1.jpg from W 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 WX040-008

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Purchase, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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