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Ringfort - rath

Headborough, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Headborough, 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
Headborough
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.07260, -7.89093
SMR number
WA034-074----

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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)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (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

Marked as fort in Canmucky townland on a 1717 Bateman map (NLI, MSS 6148, 5), but not marked on any ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated in deciduous woodland at the edge of a plateau above a steep S-facing slope of the Owenasack river valley with the stream c. 100m distant. it is a circular area (diam. 27m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 8-10m; int. H 0.5-1.5m; ext. H 1.5-3m) with an outer fosse (Wth 5-6m; D 0.5m). The entrance (Wth 3.5m) and causeway are at E. A souterrain (WA034-073----) is c. 60m to the W.

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: 02 October 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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