Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Carriglong, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carriglong
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.19326, -7.14742
- SMR number
- WA017-146----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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
In tillage. A ring-ditch (int. diam. 11m N-S; 10.6m E-W), enclosed by a fosse (Wth 1.5-1.8m) which was identified by geophysical survey (Murphy 2024; 24R0390) and subsequently confirmed by test trenching (Gallagher 2025, C5/C6; 24E0801).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
References
Murphy, D. 2024 Geophysical Survey Report. Clashwilliam Solar Farm, Smithstown, Co. Kilkenny (24R0389). Unpublished report by Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit.
Gallagher, D. 2025 Archaeological Impact Assessment Report (Testing) Carriglong Solar Farm Carriglong, Co. Waterford (24E0801). Unpublished report by Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.