Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballythomas, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballythomas
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.29068, -7.48985
- SMR number
- WA007-005----
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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 at the edge of a plateau overlooking the N-S Clodiagh River just to the W. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims. 46m N-S; 40m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4.5-5m; int. H 0.5m at N to 1.6m at E; ext. H 1.8m) and an external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 4.8-6m; Wth at base 2.5m; ext. D 0.9-1.2m) NNW-S, with a severe slope down to the river elsewhere (H c. 10m). An outer bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 0.3m) NW-N is incorporated into a field bank and hedgerow N-SW. The entrance (Wth 2.8m) and causeway are at E.
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: 28 October 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.