This rectangular earthwork enclosure measures approximately 35 metres on each side and occupies a gentle east-facing slope. Though you won’t spot any obvious features walking across the pasture today, historic maps tell a different story; the 1839 edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch map clearly marks this spot as an embanked or moated enclosure, suggesting it was still recognisable as an archaeological feature in the early Victorian period.

Moated sites like this one were typically constructed between the 13th and 14th centuries, often serving as defended farmsteads for Anglo-Norman settlers or prosperous tenant farmers. The moat, which would have been water-filled when in use, provided both defensive capabilities and a statement of status in medieval Irish society. The rectangular shape and modest dimensions of the Haggard site suggest it likely housed a timber hall and associated farm buildings, all enclosed within the protective earthen banks and water-filled ditch.

Today, this site forms part of County Wexford’s rich archaeological landscape, documented in Barry’s 1977 survey and later incorporated into the county’s official Archaeological Inventory published in 1996. While modern farming has erased the visible traces that Victorian cartographers could still detect, the site remains an important piece of the puzzle in understanding medieval settlement patterns in southeast Ireland, particularly the spread of Anglo-Norman influence beyond the major towns and castles.