Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Knocknoran, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknoran
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.20813, -6.56974
- SMR number
- WX052-032----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 low-lying, level landscape. This is an eroded rectangular and grass-covered area (dims 27m E-W; 26m N-S) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; H c. 0.3m) at N with slight traces of fosses or moats at N (Wth 7m) and W (Wth 8m) and a NE-SW farm roadway at S. It is known locally as the rath field, and is thought to be the site of Ballyharty castle (WX052-024----). It may be a moated site.
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: 18 February 2014
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.