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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Situated just off the crest of an E-facing slope. Marked as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a D-shaped area (dims c. 45m E-W; c. 35m N-S) on the 1925 ed. This is a D-shaped grass and scrub-covered area (dims. 43m NW-SE; 30m NE-SW) defined by a straight field bank at S and a low bank (Wth c. 3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1m) with external fosse W-N-E. There is no visible entrance, and it is planted with deciduous trees. 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: 11 April, 2012

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