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Enclosure

Whitestown, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Whitestown, 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
Whitestown
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Embanked enclosure
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.19819, -7.37311
SMR number
WA015-055----

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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)
  • 1869 · 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Marked as a circular embanked enclosure on the 1840 (ext. diam. c. 45m) and 1926 (ext. diam. c. 55m) eds of the OS 6-inch maps, and situated on a gentle E-facing slope. Slightly dished, grass-covered subcircular area (dims. 47m NW-SE; 42m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.5m) incorporated into a stone-faced field bank SE-NW. The widely spread remains of a bank (Wth 10m; H 0.2m) survive elsewhere.

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: 28th July, 2010.

Nearby in the register

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

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