Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rosnastraw, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rosnastraw
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.78537, -6.42939
- SMR number
- WI043-010----
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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 marked NW-facing slope. Oval area (dims. c. 53m NW-SE; 42m NE-SW), defined NE-S-SW by an earthen bank (Wth 2.6-4.5m). At the NE there are traces of a fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.4m), and there is a small field attached to the site at this point which may be an original feature. There are no visible internal features or entrances. The E half of the site is shown on the 1907 OS 6-inch map as a field boundary.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Road - unclassified togherunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.