Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballycumber South, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycumber South
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.83168, -6.45535
- SMR number
- WI038-006----
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 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope. Oval area (diam. 30.5m NW-SE; 37.5m NE-SW) defined by an earth and stone bank with drystone facing (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.4-1.3m; ext. H 0.7-1.4m). There is an external fosse (Wth 3m; D 1-1.3m) most clearly defined at the N but also discernible at the S. A well-formed entrance feature at the NW may be original, while two other gaps at the SE and ESE apear to be modern. There are no internal features.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.