Embanked enclosure in Knockstown, County Wexford

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What is recorded here

Marked as small circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6- inch map, and located towards the N edge of a broad plateau. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. The abpve 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 WX030-006

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