Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballykeroge Big, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballykeroge Big
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.12456, -7.52559
- SMR number
- WA031-022----
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
Located towards the bottom of a SW-facing slope in the NW-SE valley of the River Dalligan with the stream c. 150m distant. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 33.2m E-W; 32.4m N-S) defined by a recently altered earthen bank (Wth 3-6m; int. H 0.7-1.7m; ext. H 0.6-1.8m). There is no visilbe fosse, but there is a modern entrance (Wth 3.6m) at N. Earthwork (WA031-023----) is c. 180m to the NE.
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: 25th August, 2011.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.