Embanked enclosure

Situated on an E-facing slope of a NW-SE spur at the foothills of the Blackstairs Mountains, and overlooking the N-S Urrin River which is c. 250m to the E. This is is a circular overgrown area (diam. c. 25-30m) defined by a scarp (H 1m at S to 2m at N) with a berm at its base. The monument is truncated at S by an E-W field bank. 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: 26 April, 2012