Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Graignagower, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Graignagower
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.25772, -7.70788
- SMR number
- WA005-025----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Located on a plateau with the S-N ravine of Curraghteskin stream c. 200m to the W. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 50m E-W; 47m N-S) defined by a stone-revetted scarp (H 1.2-1.4m) SSE-N and a low earthen bank (Wth 2m; H 0.6m) elsewhere. The entrance cannot be identified, and there is no visible fosse. Earthwork (WA005-024----) is c. 120m 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 - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Mineunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.