Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Battlestown, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Battlestown
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Rathmoyle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rathmoyle
- Coordinates
- 52.23727, -6.88147
- SMR number
- WX044-013----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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 hill. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 31m E-W; 30.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 6m at E to 10m at S; int. H 0.6-0.8m; ext. H 1-1.5m). There is no visible fosse, but the entrance (Wth 3m) is at E. The perimeter at W is partially obscured by spoil from a lime-kiln at SW.
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: 17 June, 2013
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.