Enclosure in Maxboley, County Wexford

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What is recorded here

Located on a gentle SW-facing slope. The cropmark of an oval enclosure (dims c. 55m E-W; c. 45m N-S) defined by a single slight fosse or ditch that appears to be absent SE-SW is visible only on Google Earth (26/04/2021). It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (26/04/2021) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 18 May 2022

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX046-103

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