Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Hillcastle, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Hillcastle
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.23708, -6.40194
- SMR number
- WX048-023004-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1811 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
- 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a broad, low hill. There is an overgrown mound (diam. 11m; H 1.6m), perhaps spoil, at the NE corner of the rectangular moated site (WX048-023002-) that is within the circular moated site (WX048-023001-).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 7 January, 2014
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Signal towerunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.