Moated enclosure WX027-007---- in Ballynahask

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Marked as a square embanked or moated enclosure (ext. dims. c. 30m NE-SW; c. 30m NW-SE) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is located on a small N-S spur with the headwaters of a small NW-SE stream c. 20m to the NE. It is described as a rectangular platform defined by a fosse (Wth 2.4m; D 1m) (Barry 1977, 215, WX 21). It has been removed since 1977 and is not visible at ground level in pasture.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX027-007

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