Embanked enclosure

Marked as a rectangular embanked or moated enclosure (ext. dims. c. 50m NW-SE; c. 45m NE-SW) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and located at the bottom of an E-facing slope with a N-S stream c. 80m to the E. This is a rectangular grass-covered area (dims. 32m E-W; 23m N-S) defined by low scarps (H 0.2-0.5m) on every side, with the moat surviving as a field drain (Wth of top 7.5m; Wth of base 3m; D 1m) at W. (Barry 1977, 226, WX 105) 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 June, 2012