Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Boley (shelburne By.), County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Boley (shelburne By.)
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.29235, -6.84463
- SMR number
- WX040-031----
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 level landscape. This is a raised circular area (diam. c. 30m) overgrown with mixed wood species. It is defined by traces of an earthen bank at SE and NW (Wth 5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.2 1.8m) and scarps (H 0.5m at SW to 1.6m at NE) elsewhere, with an outer flat bottomed fosse (Wth of top 5-8m; Wth of base 2-3m; ext. D 0.8-2m) and an external field bank (ext. H 0.8m). There is no visible entrance.
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 February, 2013
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.