Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - bowl-barrow
Monagarrow Upper, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monagarrow Upper
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Moat
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tumulus
- Coordinates
- 52.73015, -6.20081
- SMR number
- WX003-032----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · 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
Described as a 'Moat' on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a 'Tumulus' on the 1940 ed. Situated on a scarp immediately overlooking the N-S combined Clonough and Inch Rivers, with the stream immediately to the W. A record made in 1940 includes a fosse (Wth of top c. 7m at W to c. 10m at E; int. D 3-3.5m; ext. D 1.5m) that merges into a berm (Wth c. 10m) S-W, with an outer bank (Wth of base c. 9m; ext. H 3m) SW-NW (OSFM). In 1987 it is a large grass-covered earthen mound (diam. of top 16.5m; diam. of base c. 32m; H c. 3m generally to 5m at W) with some scrub. There is no visible fosse, kerb or outer bank, but it could be a motte.
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: 20 November 2012
References
OSFM. Ordnance Survey Field Memorandums. A collection of survey notes and descriptions of monuments on pro-forma sheets compiled by Ordnance Survey field staff in the course of the 1:2500 map revision of various counties, mostly dating from 1931 – early 1960s. These unpublished manuscripts form part of the records of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service Archive, Dublin.
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