Moated enclosure WX027-008---- in Glentire

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What is recorded here

Situated in a hollow in a low-lying landscape. This is an overgrown rectangular area (dims. 29m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by earthen banks (Wth 3 7m; int. H 0.3 1m) and flat bottomed moats (Wth 7-9m; int. D 1.5m; ext. D 0.6m) on all sides except the W. (Barry 1977, 221, WX 66) 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 WX027-008

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