Enclosure in Craan Lower, County Wexford

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What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle SW-facing slope. The cropmark of a rectangular enclosure (dims c. 45m N-S; c. 35m E-W) defined by rather indistinct fosses or moats and with a large entrance gap (Wth c. 15m) at E is visible only on Google Earth (14/07/2018). It was first reported by Simon Dowling. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 28 February 2020

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX006-097

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