Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilcockan, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcockan
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.03919, -7.88934
- SMR number
- WA034-018----
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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 at the crest of a W-facing slope. Subrectangular scrub-covered area (dims. 43m E-W; 36m N-S) truncated slightly at S and W, altering its originally circular plan. It is defined by the remains of a bank (Wth 6m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.5m) NW-E and by a scarp (H 0.7m at S to 1.6m at W) elsewhere. It is surrounded by straight sections of field banks 2-4m from its bank on all sides except SE-SW, and there are traces of a fosse (Wth of top 4.3m; int. D 0.7m; ext. D 0.9m) SE-S. An original entrance cannot be 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.
Revised by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 27 September 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.