What is recorded here
Situated on a shelf on a S-facing slope and within a coniferous wood. This is a circular area (diam. 36m N-S; 36m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.5-7.5m; int. H 0.8-1m; ext. H 1.6-2.2m) with an external fosse (Wth of top 5m; D 0.2m at W to 1m at E). The probable entrance (Wth 2m) is at NNE.
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: 25 June, 2012
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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