Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Guilcagh, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Guilcagh
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.28154, -7.35237
- SMR number
- WA008-059----
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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
On N-facing slope on the N edge of an E-W ridge in grassland. Large enclosure identified on Digitalglobe satellite imagery. Large roughly circular enclosure (diam. 65m), defined by a subtle, flattened bank (Wth at crest 1.6m; overall Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.1m). There are traces of a very slight outer fosse (Wth 0.34m). The N sector is largely defined by scarp (Wth 4.5-7m), with a natural fall beyond this. The interior slopes with the natural slope of the ridge to the N. There is an entrance (Wth 3-4m) in the E quadrant. A subtle bank, which may be related to this enclosure, runs north-eastward for c. 70m immediately SE of the enclosure.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 12 October 2016
Nearby in the register
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.