Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Graignagower, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Graignagower
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.25391, -7.68979
- SMR number
- WA005-061----
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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 top of a W-facing slope, and identified during clear felling. Sub-rectangular enclosure (dims. 36.6m E-W; 26m N-S) defined by a slight earth and stone bank (Wth c. 3m; H 0.5-0.6m) with traces of an internal and external revetment. The bank has been removed at E. There are traces of a field bank extending E (L c. 44m) from the NE angle as clusters of set and displaced boulders. Enclosure (WA005-060----) is c. 20m to the W.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 21 July 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.