Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Monakirka, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monakirka
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.14612, -7.43152
- SMR number
- WA024-052----
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 top of a low hill. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 27m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank, with some internal stone-facing (at W: Wth 3.7m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1.2m) and an outer flat-bottomed fosse (at W: Wth of base 2.6m; D 1.3m). An external field bank (at W: Wth 3.2m; ext. H 1m) might incorporate part of the original outer bank. The original entrance is not identified.
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: 9th May, 2011.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.