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Moated site in Garrymile

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Marked as a rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 40m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a shelf on a gentle SW-facing slope. This is a rectangular, grass-covered area (dims 31m NW-SE; 28m NE-SW) defined by low, widely-spread banks and external flat-bottomed silted moats (Wth 11m; ext. D 0.5m). It is also visible on Google Earth (14/07/2018). It is also visible on Google Earth (14/07/2018). (Barry 1977, 220, WX 59) See the attached enhanced view from Google earth (2018) 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 WX020-040

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  • 瑞丽江的河水, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Picture: wexfordgaa.ie
  • Darrin Antrobus, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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