Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bastioned fort
Ballowen Or Ramsfort Park,ballytegan Park,goreyhill, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballowen Or Ramsfort Park,ballytegan Park,goreyhill
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WX007-042----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Thomas Ram, the Protestant Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin, moved the centre of the diocese from Ferns to Gorey in 1620, and he was buried in Gorey in 1634 (Loeber, Stouthamer-Loeber 1987, 199). His son, Abel Ram, had 100 acres at Goriebegg and Ballowen, now probably Ramsfort, where there was 'fort in repair', and a decayed mill according to the Civil Survey (1654-6) (Simington 1953, 17). Abel also had 400 acres at Hill of Gorie (Goreyhill) and Tomready, now probably Ramstown Upper and Lower (ibid.). A subrectangular fort, defined by what is proabably a wide fosse or rampart, is depicted on the Down Survey parish map (1656-8) of Kilmakilloge, S and W of Gorey town. This suggests that it might be on Goreyhill, which would be a suitable location overlooking the town to the NE. However, the location of the fort is not known, and it might well be on the site of the early 19th century Ramsfort House at Ballyteganpark, which is on the site of an older house and N of the town. For the Down Survey parish map see this web-page accessed on 14 May, 2014. http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#bm=Gorey&c=Wexford&p=Liskin+Kilmclogue+Kiltinen+and+Toome
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 1 March, 2012
Amended: 24 January, 2014; 14 May, 2014
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1953 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. IX: county of Wexford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Loeber, R. and Stouthamer-Loeber, M. 1987 The lost architecture of the Wexford Plantation. In K. Whelan and W. Nolan (eds), Wexford: history and society, 173-200. Dublin. Geography Publications.