Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Ballard (shillelagh By.), County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballard (shillelagh By.)
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.74743, -6.53735
- SMR number
- WI043-021----
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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 immediately above the floodplain of the Derry River. Circular raised area (diam. 40m; H 3.5m), possibly a natural feature, or a modified sand bank.
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
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stone1 mi
- Graveyard1 mi
- Font1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.