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Ringfort - rath

Glenpatrick, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Glenpatrick, 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
Glenpatrick
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.31694, -7.58728
SMR number
WA002-031001-

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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 at the base of a severe NE-facing slope of the Comeragh Mountains. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 35m) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 4.5-6m; int. H 0.2m at NE (downslope) to 0.7m elsewhere; ext. H 1.4-1.8m) with a slightly flat-bottomed outer fosse (Wth of top 5.5-7m; Wth at base 1.5m; D 1.2-1.8m) and an external bank (Wth 3-4m; ext. H 0.5-1m). The entrance through the inner (Wth 2.4) and outer (Wth 3m) banks with a causeway (Wth 4.2m) is at ENE. A rectangular house site (ext. dims. 16.3m x 8m) defined by wall footings (Wth 0.7-1m), with possible entrances (Wth 2m) in each of the long sides, is NW of the centre. A NE-SW field bank incorporates the inner bank W-N. A rath (WA002-030----) is c. 50m to the SW.

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

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

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