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Embanked enclosure — Newcastle (shelmaliere West By.)

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Marked as a double-banked rectangular or surectangular enclosure on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and situated on a slight NE-facing slope. This is a square scrub-covered area (dims. 30m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by a flat bottomed moat, deepest at W (Wth of top 9m; Wth of base 2m; int. D 2m; ext. D 3.2m) and shallowest at E (Wth of top 9.5m; Wth of base 5m; int. D 1m; ext. D 2.9m). It is surrounded by an external bank (at E: Wth c. 5m; ext. H 2m) on every side. (Barry 1977, 225, WX 95) 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: 16 October, 2012

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