
What is recorded here
Marked as a wooded enclosure on the 1839 (ext. diam. c. 65m) and 1924 (diam. c. 40m) eds of the OS 6-inch map, and located on a slight W-E spur. It was described in the 1940s as a circular area (diam. c. 40m N–S; c. 37m E–W) defined by an earthen bank, with no visible fosse or entrance recorded (SMR file). It is not visible at ground level in pasture. It is visible as a D-shaped cropmark (dims c. 50m E-W; c. 35m N-S) defined by a narrow fosse feature on digital aerial photographs (WX019-017_1 to _5) from 2006.It is also visible as a positive feature on Google Earth (14/07/2018).
See the attached view from 2006 (_1), and the enhanced view from Google Earth (2018) (-2)
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: 22 May, 2012
Amended: 30 April, 2014, 23 July 2021
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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