Embanked enclosure in Knocknalour, County Wexford

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What is recorded here

Situated towards the bottom of an E-facing slope, overlooking a col to the SE. Circular grass and fern-covered area (diam. 35m) defined by earthen bank (Wth c. 5m; int. H 0.4-1m; ext. H 2m) and hedge with an outer bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 2m; ext. H 1m) and intervening fosse (max. ext. diam. 47m). There are no internal features, and an original entrance is not visible. There are widespread local reports of the discovery c. 1940 of steps leading down into the interior, possibly a Man-made underground passage (WX005-008002-).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX005-008001

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