Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Glenour, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenour
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.38846, -6.71981
- SMR number
- WX031-025----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated at the edge of a plateau overlooking a NE-SW stream c. 60m to the W. This is a circular scrub-covered area (diam. c. 25m) defined by a flat bottomed moat (at S: Wth of top 7.5m; Wth of base 4.5m; D 1.5-2m; at NW: Wth of top 6.5m; Wth of base 3m; D 2m), with an outer field bank SW-N that has been removed N-E. There is an entrance causeway (Wth 2.5m) at SE, possibly recent, and an older entrance causeway (Wth 1.5m) at SW. Archaeological testing (06E0830) immediately to the E produced no related material (McLoughlin 2008).
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: 28 August, 2012
References
McLoughlin, C. 2008 Glenour. No archaeological significance. in I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 556, No. 2108. Dublin, Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.