Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockboy (decies Without Drum By., Seskinan Par.), County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockboy (decies Without Drum By., Seskinan Par.)
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Lalisheen
- Latest-edition OS map
- Leath Lisin
- Coordinates
- 52.20901, -7.67980
- SMR number
- WA013-016----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Marked as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and as a fragment of bank (C c. 25m) at S on the 1927 ed. Situated at the crest of the W edge of the deep gorge of N-S Lalisheen stream. Circular area (diam. c. 22m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.5m) SE-WSW and by scarp N-SE. The entrance (Wth 3m) is at SSE, but there is no visible fosse. It is planted with coniferous trees.
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: 27th July, 2010.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.