Overview
Embanked enclosure — Mountnebo is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Wexford. Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. c. 70m) in woodland only on the 1940 ed.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: 49m E–W) within a coniferous forest defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2–3m
What was found
The saved account records: It remains unplanted in the renewed forest (Bing images 2011).
What remains
The saved account records: It is visible on the OSI series of aerial photographs (2005) where the trees have been removed and it is bisected by an E-W forestry road.
Why it mattered
Embanked enclosure — Mountnebo matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: c. 70m) in woodland only on the 1940 ed.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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