Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Pembrokestown, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Pembrokestown
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Mote or Tumulus
- Latest-edition OS map
- Mote or Tumulus
- Coordinates
- 52.20575, -7.21735
- SMR number
- WA017-024----
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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 the W-facing slope of the valley of the S-N Ballymoat stream, which is c. 180m to the W. This is a flat-topped earthen mound (diam. of top 10m; diam. of base 22.5m; H 3.8m at S to 5m at N) defined by a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 6.5m; Wth of base 2-2.5m; ext. D 1m) and overgrown with trees and scrub (max. ext. diam. 34m N-S).
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: 05 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - portal tombunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.