Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Lacken (Ballaghkeen By.), County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lacken (Ballaghkeen By.)
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.40999, -6.46963
- SMR number
- WX032-023----
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1811 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1811 · 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
Located in an undulating landscape with the headwaters of a small SE-NW stream c. 50m to the NE. This is a raised wooded rectangular area (dims. 38m NE-SW; 35m NW-SE) defined by a slight earthen bank which may be recent. There is an entrance gap (Wth 1.5m) on the NE side. A moat (Wth 6m; D 2m) is only visible on the SW side. (Barry 1977, 223, WX 83)
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: 31 August, 2012
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.