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Field system
Curraghduff (upperthird By., Rathgormuck Par.), County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curraghduff (upperthird By., Rathgormuck Par.)
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.25947, -7.59260
- SMR number
- WA006-034004-
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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 overlooking streams 300m to the NE and c. 400m to the SW. A grass and heather-covered area of c. 3ha is divided by field walls with stone-facing (Wth 1.5-2m; H c. 0.5m) into a number of large rectangular fields (dims. c. 150m x 50-60m). It is associated with conjoined circular huts (WA006-034001-) and two booley huts (WA006-034002-; WA006-034003-).
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
- Booley hutunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.