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At a glance
- TypePromontory fort - coastal
- Recorded size 32m E-W; 29m N-S
What to look for
- Bank and ditch
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
Situated on the coast at Polshone Head with the sea immedately adjacent NW-SE and a ravine on the S side. This grass-covered area is defended by two fosses.
Full archaeological record 141 words
Situated on the coast at Polshone Head with the sea immedately adjacent NW-SE and a ravine on the S side. This grass-covered area is defended by two fosses. The inner enclosure is subcircular or D-shaped (dims. 32m E-W; 29m N-S) defined by scarps (H 1.6-2m) at N and S and destroyed by sea erosion at E, but a curving bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.2m) with an external fosse (Wth of top 8m; Wth of base 3m; D 1.2m) and counterscarp bank (Wth c. 4m; ext. H 0.3m) survive S-NW. The outer enclosure to the W is triangular (dims. 28m E-W; 23m N-S at E) with the apex at W whre it is defined by a fosse across the promontory (Wth of top 6m; D 2m). The inner enclosure may have been a rath imposed on earlier defences.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 13 April, 2012 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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