Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloncoskoran,Garranbaun, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloncoskoran,Garranbaun
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lissard
- Coordinates
- 52.11603, -7.55957
- SMR number
- WA031-019002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated at the SE end of a NW-SE ridge or spur at the S end of the Monavullagh Mountains, and within hilltop enclosure (WA031-019001-). Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims. 38.3m N-S; 34.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5-5m; int. H 0.6-1m; ext. H 1-1.7m) with internal stone-facing and a hedge. There is no visible fosse, and there is a modern entrance at NNE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 25 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Hilltop enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.