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Enclosure

Knockboy (Decies without Drum By., Seskinan Par.), County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Knockboy (Decies without Drum By., Seskinan Par.), County Waterford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Knockboy (Decies without Drum By., Seskinan Par.)
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Lisnatorny
Latest-edition OS map
Lios na Tornóige
Coordinates
52.19860, -7.68272
SMR number
WA013-037----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated in pasture towards the top of a slight S-facing slope. Circular scrub-covered area (int. diam. c. 53.8m N-S; c. 51.6m E-W) defined by a complete earthen bank (Wth at base 6m; Wth at top 3m; int. H 0.2-0.6m; ext. H 0.8-1.1m) with an internal facing of boulders (dims. c. 0.7m x 0.3m; H 0.4m) visible ESE-SSE (C 14.5m). The bank is reduced to an external scarp SSE-WSW and an internal scarp NW-E. There is no visible fosse and the perimeter is overlaid by an overgrown, stone-faced field bank (Wth 1.3m; H 1m) SW-E. The entrance (Wth 4m), now narrowed to 2.1m, is at ESE. A stone row (WA013-038002-) is c. 70m to the 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.

Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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