Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Fannystown, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fannystown
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- site of Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.24466, -6.67729
- SMR number
- WX046-016----
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
Described as the site of a Castle on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a fairly level landscape. It is a slightly sunken area, where a maul and part of a stone window frame were found. It is visible as a rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 40m NE-SW; c. 30m NW-SE) defined by a wide fosse or moat feature on aerial photographs (ASIAP: WX 73, 5-7; MM (8) 33- 7). It is also visible on the OSI series of earial photographs (2000, 2005).
WX046-016----_1.jpg from NE
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
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.