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Embanked enclosure — Askinfarney (bantry By., Templeudigan Ed)

Fairy fort / ringfort
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Embanked enclosure — Askinfarney (bantry By., Templeudigan Ed)
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Marked as double banked subrectangular enclosure (ext. dims. c. 70m E-W; c. 65m N-S) with slightly curved sides, particularly at E and W, only on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated close to the summit of a low hill, on its S-facing slope. Nothing is visible at ground level in pasture. It is listed as a moated site (Barry 1977, 213, WX 2), but it may have been a ringfort, which was truncated by E-W field banks at N and S. 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: 25 June, 2012

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