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Moated enclosure WX027-040---- in Garryntinodagh

Moated site
Moated enclosure
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WX027-040----
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Located on a slight W-facing slope. This is a raised rectangular and overgrown area (dims. 32m NW-SE; 29m NE-SW) defined by wet, flat-bottomed moats (Wth 9-10m normally to 13m at SW; int. D 2m at NW; ext. D 1.2-1.6m). There is a pond c. 30m to SW of the site. (Barry 1977, 221, WX 62) 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 WX027-040

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