Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Coolateggart, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolateggart
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.32199, -6.67530
- SMR number
- WX041-004----
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
Situated in a the valley of a small E-W stream that flows through the N moat (Wth 2.4m; D 2.2m). This is a rectangular scrub-covered area (dims 26m E-W; 23.5 N-S) defined by a slight bank (int. H c. 0.3m) on each side and an outer flat bottomed moats (Wth of top 6.5-8.5m; Wth of base 2.4-5.2m; int. D 0.6-1.4m; ext. D 1.4-2.1m). There is no visible entrance or causeway, but the N part of the interior is slightly higher than the S.
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: 19 March, 2013
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.