What is recorded here
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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Picture notes
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- 瑞丽江的河水, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Darrin Antrobus, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- MikeWest Wexford, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
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