Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Abbeydown, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Abbeydown
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured mound
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.69983, -6.63254
- SMR number
- WX004-001----
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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 in the deep valley of the N-S Derry River, with the stream c. 30m to the W and c. 70m S of where a smaller E-W stream joins the river. It is marked as a large mound or muilti-vallate feature on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map (ext. diam. c. 50m) and is described by Kinahan (1879-88, 158) as Garry Hasten 'moat' that was then reduced to a low mound. It is not visible at ground level in pasture, but a circular enclosure is visible as a circulasr cropmark (diam. c. 30-40m) defined by a fosse feature with an attached subcircular enclosure (WX004-001001-) (dims c. 50m x c. 50m), also defined by a fosse feature, on its N side on an OSI series of aerial photographs (2000). It is proababy a rath with an annexe attached. The abbey site (WX004-002----) is c. 50m to the E.
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: 29 February 2012
Amended: 15 May, 2014
References
Kinahan, G.H. 1879-88 On sepulchral and other prehistoric relics. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy C16, 152-63.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Augustinian canonsunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.