Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Bleantasour, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bleantasour
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.20073, -7.67187
- SMR number
- WA013-039----
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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 in pasture at the E edge of the ravine of the N-S Lalisheen stream. Subcircular fern-covered area (dims. 31m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 5-6.5m; int. H 0.9m at S to 1.5m at E; ext. H 1.2m at N to 2.4m at W) with internal stone-facing. The outer fosse (Wth 1-3m; D 0.3-1m) NW-E-SW is heavily overgrown and is replaced by the steep ravine slope SW-W. The entrance (Wth 1.2m) at SSW.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Stone rowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.