What appears today as unremarkable farmland once hosted a moated site, a type of fortified homestead that dotted the Irish countryside during the Anglo-Norman period. Though nothing remains visible at ground level, this location was significant enough to merit inclusion on the 1839 Ordnance Survey map, where it was marked as a small rectangular enclosure measuring roughly 30 metres on each side.

Moated sites like this one were typically constructed between the 13th and 14th centuries, serving as defended farmsteads for Anglo-Norman settlers and prosperous Irish families. These sites consisted of a raised platform surrounded by a water-filled moat, which provided both defence and drainage in Ireland’s often waterlogged landscape. The platform would have supported a timber hall or tower house, along with various outbuildings for livestock and storage. The fact that this particular site appeared on 19th-century maps suggests it retained some visible earthworks well into the modern period, though agricultural improvements and land reclamation have since erased any surface traces.

The documentation of this site forms part of the Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford, first published in 1996 and subsequently updated with ongoing research. While the physical remains have vanished beneath centuries of ploughing and grazing, the historical record preserves its location and significance. Such sites offer valuable insights into the pattern of medieval settlement in southeast Ireland, revealing how communities adapted to local conditions whilst maintaining connections to broader European traditions of fortification and land management.