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Ringfort - rath

Ballynabarney, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballynabarney, County Wexford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballynabarney
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Embanked enclosure
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.75833, -6.38413
SMR number
WX002-007----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located on a NW-facing slope of the NE-SW ridge of Annagh Hill. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 33.5m E-W) defined by earthen bank (at W: Wth 4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.2m) separated by a fosse (at W: Wth of top 5m) from an outer bank (at W: Wth 4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.3m), which has been destroyed SE-SW (max. ext. diam. c. 50m). There is no visible entrance.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload/revision: 27 January 2012

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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