Embanked enclosure in Parkannesley Lower, County Wexford

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What is recorded here

Located on a slight E-facing slope. This is a wedge-shaped, overgrown area (dims. 61-70m N-S; 49m E-W) defined by earthen banks (Wth 5-6m; int. H 0.6m) with external moats (Wth 5-6m; D below exterior 0.5m) on each side. There is a gap in the bank (Wth 3m) on the W side. (Barry 1977, 226, WX 100) The above 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 WX017-012

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