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Moated site

Ballynapark, County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Ballynapark, County Wicklow, 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
Ballynapark
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.87925, -6.09253
SMR number
WI036-031----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (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

In low-lying, wet marshy ground and extremely overgrown at time of inspection in 1998. A sub-rectangular platform (c. 41m NNW-SSE, c. 30m ENE-WSW) defined by a scarp (c. 1m H at N; 0.2m H at SE; 0.5m H at S) with a gap (Wth c. 8-10m) at the E. A NNW-SSE ditch (Wth 1m; D 0.8m) flanked by an earthen bank on the W side appears to truncate the site at the W and there are no visible remains W of this field fence. At the base of the scarp at the N is a wet flat bottomed ditch (Wth at base 2m; D 0.6m) which continues along the NE. There is no trace of this fosse at the E or SE, however at the S there are traces of an overgrown fosse (Wth at base 2m; D 0.3-0.4m) and a low counter scarp bank (Wth 2m; H 0.1-0.2m). The site is known locally as a fort.

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 13 September 2013

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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