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Moated enclosure WX027-006---- in Ballymacsimon

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What is recorded here

Marked as a square embanked or moated enclosure (ext. dims. c. 50m N-S; c. 50m E-W) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is located in a slight fold on the N-facing slope of a hill. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. (Barry 1977, 215, WX 15) 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 WX027-006

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WX027-006----
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