Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Island (ballaghkeen By., Killincooly Ed), County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Island (ballaghkeen By., Killincooly Ed)
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.49596, -6.32919
- SMR number
- WX027-071----
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
Situated on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a circular area (int. diam. c. 33m E-W; c. 32m N-S) defined by a single fosse feature that is largely missing S-W is visible only on Google Earth (14/07/2018). It was first reported by Faith Bailey and also noted by Simon Dowling.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 20 November 2019
Amended: 16/06/2021
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.