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Field system

Rathmoylan, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Field system, Rathmoylan, County Waterford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Rathmoylan
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.14265, -7.03606
SMR number
WA027-039----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated in pasture on a plateau around Rathmoylan church (WA027-041001-) overlooking an E-W stream to the N, and originally covering c. 1.5 ha. Described by Reade (1868-9, 228, 231) and Power (1890-1, 477) as comprising four or five platforms, rectangular or oval in form. Reade depicted an oval embanked enclosure (WA027-039001-) (ext. dims. c. 25m NE-SW; c. 20m NW-SE) that is also marked on the 1925 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. This was described in 1980 as a D-shaped enclosure (dims. c. 18m NW-SE; c. 7m NE-SW) backing onto a NW-SE field bank (SMR file). The earthworks were removed c. 1983 when several middens (WA027-039002-) containing pottery, probably of late medieval date including sand-marked cooking ware, were noted together with evidence of metal-working (WA027-039003-) in the form of slag and what might be a spearhead (Decie 1983, 57). The base of a pot quern from the site is kept at a nearby farmhouse.

Decie (1983) Old Waterford Society Survey, Decies, No. 24, 42-57.
Power, Rev. P. (1890-91) The ancient ruined churches of Co. Warterford. JRSAI 20-21, 475-82.
Reade, Rev. G. H. (1868-9b) Proceedings. JRSAI, vol. 10, 209-43.

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: 10 June 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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