Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballysallagh, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballysallagh
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 51.94996, -7.79765
- SMR number
- WA040-001001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 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 on the E side of the summit of a broad hill. Described (NMI file) as a roughly circular area (ext. diam. c. 30m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 2m; H c. 1-1.5m), with an entrance at SE but with no visible fosse. A souterrain (WA040-001002-) was discovered when the rath was removed in 1954. It is not visible at ground level when planted with a cereal crop.
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/revision: 17 October 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy well1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.