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Moated site in Brideswell Big

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What is recorded here

Located towards the bottom of a N-facing slope. A rectangular, grass-covered area (dims. 67m N-S; 37m E-W) is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4-7m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5-2m), an outer flat-bottomed moat (Wth of top 4-6m; Wth of base 1.8m to 3m; ext. D 1.4-2.2m), and an outer field bank (Wth 3.2-5m; ext. H 0.6-0.7m) on all sides except the N where there is a scarp (H 1.4m). The outer face of the moat is stone-faced on the S side where there is no outer bank, and the field banks have hedges. There is a modern entrance at the E end of the S side.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX005-019

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  • Goreymurphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Sarah777, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
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  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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