What is recorded here

Situated on a slight E-W rise in the floodplain of the ENE-WSW Bann River, with the stream c. 250m to the N. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP: BDJ 63). No feature is visible at ground level in a cereal crop. 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: 30 April, 2012 Amended: 7 May, 2014

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynakill, likely dating to the early medieval period, is indicated by a circular enclosure (c. 30m diameter) visible as a cropmark, defined by a single fosse. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy folklore, reflecting their perceived otherworldly or supernatural significance in Irish tradition.

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