Enclosure in Abbeydown, County Wexford

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What is recorded here

Situated in the deep valley of the N-S Derry River, with the stream c. 30m to the W and c. 30m S of where a smaller E-W stream joins the river. It is not marked on the OS 6-inch map, and it is not visible at ground level in pasture, but a subcircular enclosure (dims. c. 50m x c. 50m) is visible as a cropmark on an OSI series of aerial photographs (2000). It is attached to the N side of the feature that Kinahan (1879-88, 158) described as Garry Hasten 'Moat' (WX004-001----) but is a rath. The abbey site (WX004-002----) is c. 50m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 29 February, 2012

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX004-001001

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Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Anna Maria 4574, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Alvesgaspar, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.discoverireland.ie
Maker not stated on source page, www.theirishroadtrip.com
Kildavin/Clonegal GAA Club official website; individual photographer not stated, kildavinclonegalgaa.ie

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