Embanked enclosure

Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 55m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and situated on a SE-facing slope overlooking a col c. 300m to the SE between a NE-SW ridge c. 500m to the N of the col and Ballylane Hill c. 1.2 km to the SW of the col. It is not visible at ground level apart from a slight curve in a field bank and townland boundary with Arnestown at E (C 50m). 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: 13 September, 2012