Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Castlereagh, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlereagh
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.24530, -7.69076
- SMR number
- WA013-005----
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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 on a slight SE-NW spur with the headwaters of a SE-NW stream c. 170m to the SW. Circular grass-covered mound (diam. 7.5-8m; H 0.2-0.4m) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 4-4.6m; Wth of base 1.7-2.4m) and outer bank (Wth 3.4-4.3m; int. H 0.8-1.1m; ext. H 0.5-0.7m). There is no visible entrance (max. ext. dims. 19.3m NE-SW; 17.3m NW-SE). A ring-barrow (WA013-006----) is c. 70m to the SE.
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
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.