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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2012
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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