Discover Alone, back to main map

Embnaked enclosure

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Located towards to the top of the S-facing slope of an E-W ridge, and at the W edge of a coniferous wood. This is a circular area (diam. c. 90m) defined by a low earthen bank (at N: Wth 5.5m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.2m) and outer fosse (at N: Wth of top 3.5m; D 0.5m. There is no recognisable entrance. 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: 25 June, 2012

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places