Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Curraghateskin, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curraghateskin
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.25241, -7.71124
- SMR number
- WA005-031----
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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 plateau with a ravine to the W. Oval scrub-covered area (dims. 56m N-S; 43m E-W) defined by the slight remains of an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1m) and outer fosse (Wth at base 4m; D 0.3-0.7m) upslope N-E-S, both of which are reduced to a scarp (H 2-3.5m) and berm (Wth 4-7m) respectively, S-W-N. Within this platform and incorporating its perimeter E-SW is a raised subcircular platform (diam. 39m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.5m) W-N-E, which may be the original monument.
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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 26 October 2010
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.