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Enclosure in Ballinastraw Lower

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Situated on a slight S-facing sloope in a fairly level low-lying landscape. The faint cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 42m E-W; c. 38m N-S) defined by slight traces of a fosse is visible on aerial photographs (ASIAP, WX 96, 3–5). It is also visible on Google Earth (14/07/2018) but the fosse is absent SE-SW. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth 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 revision: 21 May, 2012 Amended: 6 March 2020

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