
What is recorded here
Marked as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a fairly level landscape. The site is now occupied by bungalow but the arc of scarp (H 0.8m) is visible S-W (C 34m). Standing stone (WX048-048001-) is 55m to the W.
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: 7 January 2014
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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