Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
An Fhaiche (bar. Na Déise Lasmuigh Den Drom), County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Fhaiche (bar. Na Déise Lasmuigh Den Drom)
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.18233, -7.46188
- SMR number
- WA024-013----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 on a N-facing slope. Overgrown circular area (diam. c. 25m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.4m) at NNE, with an outer fosse (Wth at base 2m) and external bank (Wth 4.3m; H over fosse 1.1m; ext. H 1m) at ESE. There is no visible entrance.
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: 6th May, 2011.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.