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Moated site

Begerin (Lloyd), County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Begerin (Lloyd), County Wexford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Begerin (Lloyd)
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Embanked enclosure
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.38777, -6.85663
SMR number
WX030-049001-

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Marked as a circular bivallate enclsoure (ext. diam. c. 65-70m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and situated on a slight NW-SE spur in a low-lying landscape with a NW-SE stream c. 60m to the NE. This is a rectangular area (dims. 33m E-W; 28m N-S) planted in coniferous trees and defined by earthen banks (Wth 5.1-6.2m; int. H 1-1.4m; ext H 1.7-2.2m) with external flat bottomed moats (Wth of top 7-9m; Wth of base 2.5-2.7m; ext. D 1.8-2.4m) and counterscarp banks (Wth c. 7m; ext. H 1m) on all sides except the W where the moat (Wth of top 5m; ext. D 0.4m) is much smaller. There is an entrance causeway (Wth 2m; H O.6m) at the W end of the N side and a leat from the SE corner flows off to the SE. Fulacht fia (WX030-049002-) is c. 17m NE of the NE angle.

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: 15 August, 2012

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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