House in Mocurry East, County Wexford

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What is recorded here

Located towards the top of the W-facing slope of a N-S ridge, with the N-S Urrin River c. 300m to the W. The moat of the circular moated site (WX014-022001-) is filled in E-SSW where the old Duffry Hall (WX014-022002-) was built on its outer edge. One masonry wall survives (L 9.8m E-W; T 0.6m; max. H c. 5m) with a doorway (Wth 1.2m) that has narrow windows on either side. There is a granite string course at the top of the wall on the S side. It is probably 18th century in date.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX014-022002

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