Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Clonee Upper, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonee Upper
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Ditched enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.62842, -6.47518
- SMR number
- WX010-014----
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located at the bottom of the E-facing slope of a N-S ridge of Slieveboy Hill. This is a a rectangular grass and scrub-covered area (dims 44m NE-SW; 36m NW-SE) defined by earthen banks (Wth 4-7m; int. H 0.8-1.1m) on all sides except the SE, with a complete flat-bottomed and overgorwn moat (Wth 5-6.5m; D below the interior 1.4-1.7m). Outside this there is an outer bank (Wth 4-6m; H 1.3-2.2m) and external fosse (at SW: Wth 6m; D 1m) on all sides except the SE (max. ext. dims. 68m NE-SW; 54m NW-SE). (Barry 1977, 218, WX 37)
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: 10 April, 2012
References
Barry, T.B. 1977 Medieval moated sites of south-eastern Ireland. British Archaeological Reports, British Series 35. Oxford.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Battlefield1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.