What is recorded here
Located on a gentle N-facing slope. This is a raised and overgrown rectangular area (dims. 47m E-W; 44m N-S) with low banks (at W: Wth c. 5m; int. H 0.9m) on the perimeter and raised corners. There is an external flat bottomed moat (Wth of top 6-8m; int. D 2.5-2.9m; ext. D 1.8m) on each side. A small stream enters the moat at the SE corner. (Barry 1977, 214, WX 13)
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 WX027-005
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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