Embanked enclosure

Located on a natural promontory in a loop of the N-S River Sow with steep slopes (H c. 15m) N-E-W where the river is c. 20-50m distant. This is a subcircular grass and scrub-covered area (dims. 28m NW-SE; 23.8m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (at NW: Wth 10m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 3.5m) with an external flat bottomed fosse (at NW: Wth of top 8.5m; Wth of base 2.5m; ext. D 1.5m) W-N and elsewhere by a scarp (Wth 5-6m; H 3.6-4.5m) with a berm (Wth 1 3m) at its base and natural steep slopes below. There is no visible entrance. Castlesow motte (WX032-022----) is c. 100 m to the S, on the other side of the river. 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: 3 September, 2012