Fairy fort / ringfort in Clougheast

A hachured feature (diam. c. 30m) is marked only on the 1940 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and it is situated on a gentle N-facing slope. A rath was listed at Clougheast by Mac Leighim (1920, 136-7) and it was described in 1940 as a slightly raised area (diam. c. 80 feet (c. 25m) that was known locally as a rath (OSFM). It was removed in the 1980s. An area of stunted growth (diam. c. 20m) is visible in a cereal crop at ground level, and it is visible as a similar feature on aerial photographs (MM (28) 11-14), but it cannot be distinguished on digital aerial photographs (WX053-091_1 to _3) from 2006. Rath (WX053-091----) is c. 100m to the W, and rath (WX053-092----) is c. 130m to the SE. 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: 21 March, 2014