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A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

What is recorded here

Located on a slight SE-facing slope. The cropmark of a rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 36m x c. 30m) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on aerial photographs (MM (5) 30-2; (7) 2-5; ASIAP (266) 30-2; (267) 2, 3; GB89.AP.05) within field system (WX048-126----). Ring-ditch (WX047-126002-) is c. 10m to the SE and ring-ditch (WX047-126005-) is immediately to the NW. 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 October, 2013

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Enclosure in Ringaheen

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