Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Danescastle, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Danescastle
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Embanked enclosure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.24505, -6.72998
- SMR number
- WX046-012----
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 on a fairly level landscape. This is a D-shaped overgrown area (dims. c. 35m NE-SW; c. 25m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 5m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 1.9m) with an outer fosse (Wth 3.6m; D 0.8m). The perimeter is truncated by a NW-SE road bank at SW. There is no visible entrance. Archaeological testing (04E0991) over an extensive area (dims c. 120-m NW-SE; c. 50m NE-SW) to the NW produced no related material (Bates and Hurley 2004; excavations.ie 2004:1798).
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 August, 2013
References
Bates, P. and Hurley, M. 2004 Archaeological Monitoring at Danescastle, Carrig-on-Bannow. Licence: 04E0991. Unpublished report, Authors
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Font (present location)under 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.