What is recorded here
Situated on a low-lying landscape with higher ground all around. This is a wedge shaped, scrub-covered area with raised corners (dims. 42m E-W; 22m N-S at W to 41m N-S at E) defined by earthen banks (at W: Wth 5m; int. H 0.7m) on all sides except the S. There is external flat bottomed moat (at W: Wth of top 10m; int. D 1.6m; ext. D 1.4m) at W and N. The fosse at E (Wth 5m) has a berm (Wth 5m) between it and the interior of the site. There is a stream adjacent to the moat at S (total Wth 20m; int. D 2.5m; ext, D 3 4m). There is a causeway (Wth 4.5m; H 1m) across the moat on the E side, and there is a counterscarp bank or external field bank (at W: Wth 5m; ext. H 1m) at W, N and E. (Barry 1977, 223, WX 80)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 18 July 2012
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