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Embanked enclosure in Poulmaloe

Fairy fort / ringfort
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Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 40m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a slight prominence. It is not visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture with a small quarry just to the N. 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 WX039-003

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