Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinglen, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinglen
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.84622, -6.40852
- SMR number
- WI039-002----
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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 on a gentle S/SE-facing slope. Bivallate oval ringfort (dims. 40m NW-SE; 36.5m NE-SW) defined by a shaly earthen bank (Wth 4.5m; max. H 0.8-1.6m), an external fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.5-1m) and an outer bank (Wth 2.9m; H 0.7m). There is an entrance in the bank (Wth 2.2m) at the WNW with a possible causeway, now obscured by field clearance. No indication of 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.