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Enclosure

Abbeydown, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, 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
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.70015, -6.63250
SMR number
WX004-001001-

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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. 30m S of where a smaller E-W stream joins the river. It is not marked on the OS 6-inch map, and it is not visible at ground level in pasture, but a subcircular enclosure (dims. c. 50m x c. 50m) is visible as a cropmark on an OSI series of aerial photographs (2000). It is attached to the N side of the feature that Kinahan (1879-88, 158) described as Garry Hasten 'Moat' (WX004-001----) but is a rath. The abbey site (WX004-002----) is c. 50m to the E.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 29 February, 2012

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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