Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballycraddock, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycraddock
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enlcosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.20261, -7.25309
- SMR number
- WA016-055----
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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 small circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 25m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the bottom of an E-facing slope. Flat, overgrown D-shaped area (dims. 35m N-S; 22m E-W) with a severe slope down to E. Defined by an internal scarp (H 0.7-0.9m) at S and at the straight W side, and by an external scarp (max. H 2.5m at NE) elsewhere. Enclosure (WA016-054----) is adjacent to the N.
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: 20-08-2009
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.