Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Ballyhigh, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhigh
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.49002, -6.33012
- SMR number
- WX027-005----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Located on a gentle N-facing slope. This is a raised and overgrown rectangular area (dims. 47m E-W; 44m N-S) with low banks (at W: Wth c. 5m; int. H 0.9m) on the perimeter and raised corners. There is an external flat bottomed moat (Wth of top 6-8m; int. D 2.5-2.9m; ext. D 1.8m) on each side. A small stream enters the moat at the SE corner. (Barry 1977, 214, WX 13)
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: 17 July 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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.