Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynaguilkee Lower, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynaguilkee Lower
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.19542, -7.73020
- SMR number
- WA013-024----
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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 an E-facing slope down to the N-S Finisk River, c. 100m to the SE. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 40m N-S; 40m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 7-7.35m; int. H 0.6-0.7m; ext. H 1.1-1.7m), which is reduced to a scarp N-E. There is an outer U-shaped fosse (Wth at top 7m; ext. D 0.5-1.1m) E-W and at NW, and an external bank (Wth c. 3m; max. ext. H 0.4m) SE-SW. There is no identifiable entrence, but there is a wide gap in the inner bank at W.
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: 12 November 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.