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Ringfort - rath

Abbeydown, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Abbeydown, 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
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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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

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

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

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