Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Davidstown (bantry By., Whitechurch Ed), County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Davidstown (bantry By., Whitechurch Ed)
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.36336, -6.60837
- SMR number
- WX036-072----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located on a broad, low SW-NE spur. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on digital aerial photographs (WX036-072_1 to _6) taken in 2006. Rath (WX036-073----) is c. 20m to the SW.
WX036-072----_1.jpg from NE
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 8 November, 2012
Amended: 10 February, 2014
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.