Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballindoney, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballindoney
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.47713, -6.80133
- SMR number
- WX024-019----
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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 on the NW-facing slope of a low hill, the summit of which is c. 300m to the E. There is a low col c. 300m to the N between the hill and White Mountain which rises over it to the NW. This is a subcircular grass and scrub-covered area (dims. 46m N-S; 41.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5-6m; int. H 0.8 1m; ext. H 1.2m at N to 2.4m at W) with an external fosse (Wth of top 6.5-7.5m; D 1.8m) and outer bank (Wth 4.5-6m; ext. H 0.5-0.8m). There are entrances through the inner (Wth 3.5m) and outer (Wth 5m) banks at W (max. ext. dims. 64.5m N S; 59m E-W).
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: 25 June, 2012
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.