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Ringfort - rath

Whitefort (Shelmaliere East By., Artramon ED), County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Whitefort, 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
Whitefort (Shelmaliere East By., Artramon ED)
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.41032, -6.51604
SMR number
WX032-058----

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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

Situated on a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a D-shaped enclosure (dims c. 55m ENE-WSW; c. 40m NNW-SSE) defined by a single wide fosse feature (Wth c. 4-5m) backs on to an ENE-WSW field bank at S but there is no evidence of the feature continuing on the S side. It was recorded by a drone-mounted camera operated by Páid Bates (Skypix Aerial Works) during July 2018.

See the attached aerial view taken from NE courtesy of Skypix Aerial Works

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 2 January 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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