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Ringfort - rath

Kilmacomma, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Kilmacomma, County Waterford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Kilmacomma
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.34115, -7.74094
SMR number
WA001-008----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated towards the bottom of a N-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims. 26m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4-5m; int. H 0.5-2.2m at S (upslope); ext. H 0.8m at S to 1.1m at W) NE-W which is reduced to a scarp (max. H 1.8m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance. The bank is planted with deciduous trees and the interior is eroded by cattle. Archaeological testing (03E1513) c. 70-100m WSW of this monument produced no archaeological material (Fagan 2003, P 502, No. 1894).

Fagan, G. (2008) Kilmacomma: no arhcaeological significance. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 502. Wordwell. Dublin

Fagan, G. (2008) Kilmacomma: no arhcaeological significance. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 502. Wordwell. Dublin

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 6th December 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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