Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynultagh (shillelagh By.), County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynultagh (shillelagh By.)
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.77511, -6.52711
- SMR number
- WI043-012----
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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 E-facing slope at the E edge of a ridge, with steep downhill slopes immediately N of the site. Oval area (dims. 47m NE-SW; 41m NW-SE) defined by an earth and gravel bank (Wth 3-4m; H 0.25-0.8m) with an external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.8m). There is a slight external bank (Wth 2m; H 0.3m) at the N. A modern field boundary crosses the centre of the site (N-S) and another skirts the fosse along the S perimeter. There is no indication of an entrance. A D-shaped annexe (WI043-012001-) is attached to the W edge of the ringfort.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.