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Embanked enclosure — Ballyverroge

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located on a shelf towards the bottom of the NW-facing slope of Slievecoiltia. This is a circular scrub-covered area (diam. 35m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by a low bank (Wth 3m; int. H c. 0.5m) N-E and a scarp (H 0.4m at S to 1.6m at W) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Rath (WX034-032----) is c. 260m to the W but c. 50m lower in elevation. 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: 13 Seotember, 2012

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