Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballydermody, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballydermody
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.16948, -7.24396
- SMR number
- WA025-031001-
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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 in pasture towards the S end of a short N-S ridge. These are conjoined raths, both possibly bivallate, with abutting inner banks. The S rath is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 25m NE-SW; 23.5m NW-SE) defined by an earth and stone bank which is incorporated into a field wall (Wth 1.4m; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 0.9m) S-W, with an outer earth and stone bank W-NW. The entrance (Wth 2.5m) at W is probably modern. The N rath (WA025-031002-) is attached to the NE. The outer bank may be incorporated into a field wall NE-S, which also circumvents the E side of the N rath.
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: 16th May 2011.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.