Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Caherbaun, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherbaun
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- (Site of) White fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- White Fort
- Coordinates
- 52.32470, -7.73509
- SMR number
- WA001-020----
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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 top of an E-W ridge. Subcircular grass-covered area (diam. 29m E-W; 28m N-S) defined by an earthen bank N-SW, which is best preserved at N (Wth 3.3m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.2m), and a slight berm (Wth 4m) marked by vegetation change SW-N. There is no visible fosse, but the entrance (Wth 2.5m) is at E. A rath (WA001-019----) is c. 50m to the W.
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: 23 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.