Mound in Ballynahown, County Wexford

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What is recorded here

Marked as a hachured feature with an adjacent quarry only on the 1924 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is located on a broad, low-lying ridge. This is a grass-covered earthen mound with some trees. It has a flat top (diam. of base 12m; diam. of top 7m; H 2.5m), but no visible ditch or other features.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX021-030

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