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Embanked enclosure — Ballymoty Beg

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Situated on a slight shelf in the valley of a NE-SW stream, which is c. 80m to the SE. This is an overgrown rectangular area with raised corners (dims. 33m NE-SW; 28m NW-SE) defined by earthen banks (Wth 5m; int. H 0.5m) and external moats (Wth 6-7m; int. D 2.2-2.3m; ext. D 0.8-1.2m). A small NW-SE stream flows through the SW moat. (Barry 1977, 215, WX 18) 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: 6 June, 2012

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