Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballybrusa West, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybrusa West
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 51.98177, -7.74016
- SMR number
- WA038-028----
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
Situated in pasture at the S crest of the gentle S-facing slope of a small hill. Circular scrub-covered area (diam. 31.5m N-S; 31.4m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1.3m) W-SE, which is incorporated into a road wall (ext. H 1.8m) SE-SW, and the remains of a bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.8m) SW-W. There is no visible fosse, but the entrance ramp (Wth 2m) is at NNE.
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.
Date of upload/revision: 10th October, 2011
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Headstoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.