Moated site in Myaugh, County Wexford

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What is recorded here

Located on a fairly level landscape in the valley of a small E-W stream which is c. 50m to the S. The cropmark of a rectangular enclosure is visible on aerial photographs (MM (33) 26–9). It is visible on the ground as a raised rectangular area (dims. c. 40m NW–SE; c. 35m NE–SW) in a cereal crop defined by a fosse or moat (Wth c. 3–5m) on the W on the N sides. A N-S laneway cuts across the SE corner. It is also visible on Google Earth (14/07/2018). See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (2018) 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 WX020-068

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