Mound in Abbeydown, fairy fort in County Wexford

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Situated in the deep valley of the N-S Derry River, with the stream c. 30m to the W and c. 70m S of where a smaller E-W stream joins the river. It is marked as a large mound or muilti-vallate feature on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map (ext. diam. c. 50m) and is described by Kinahan (1879-88, 158) as Garry Hasten 'moat' that was then reduced to a low mound. It is not visible at ground level in pasture, but a circular enclosure is visible as a circulasr cropmark (diam. c. 30-40m) defined by a fosse feature with an attached subcircular enclosure (WX004-001001-) (dims c. 50m x c. 50m), also defined by a fosse feature, on its N side on an OSI series of aerial photographs (2000). It is proababy a rath with an annexe attached. The abbey site (WX004-002----) is c. 50m to the E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX004-001

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