Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Monumental structure
Shelmaliere Commons (shelburne By., Carrick Ed), County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shelmaliere Commons (shelburne By., Carrick Ed)
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.33151, -6.54444
- SMR number
- WX037-083----
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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 the spine of the NE-SW ridge of Forth Mountain with a wide view out to the W and N. An obelisk of granite with a limestone base (total H c. 10m) was erected to commemorate the Battle of Three Rock Mountain on 30 June 1798 when rebels surprised and defeated a detatchement of 88 men with two pieces artillery under General Fawcett (anon. 1921). According to a plaque on its base the obleisk was erected in 1952 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Three_Rocks_Monument_-_Wexford_-_Ireland.jpg).
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: 18 December, 2012
References
Anon. 1921 Ballyhine – Barntown. The Past, No. 2, 145-6
Nearby in the register
- Battlefieldunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Church1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.