Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Ashfield, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ashfield
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.88575, -7.02474
- SMR number
- LA032-004----
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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 on a ridge in a very prominent position, nearby stream to E. Marked as a subrectangular enclosure (max. dims. c. 50m N-S; 45m E-W) on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map. The bank (Wth c. 3.5m, int. H c. 0.3m, ext. H c. 0.9m) and external fosse (Wth c. 2.8m) survive at S. Outline of bank visible at W and N. No other visible surface remains.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Penal Mass stationunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Chapelunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.