Town defences in Clonmines — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Situated at the crest of a slight N and E-facing slope down to the N-S Owenduff/Corock river, which is c. 300-350m to the E. There are no murage grants for Clonmines and it might not have been defended, but at the W side of the town a N-S field bank (Wth c. 2m; H c. 2m) has a flat bottomed fosse or ditch (Wth c. 4m; int. D c. 1m) on its E side running N from the graveyard that has the fortified church (WX045-012006-) and St. Nicholas’ parish church (WX045-012007-) (L c. 200m). This would cut off the town on a bend of the E-W Owenduff river c. 500m N of the churches. 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: 22 July 2007

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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