Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Loftushall, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Loftushall
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.13916, -6.91690
- SMR number
- WX054-006----
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
Situated on the level landscape of the low-lying and narrow part (L c. 4.5km NE-SW; Wth c. 600m-1.5km NW-SE) of the Hook peninsula. It is known locally as a raheen and described as ‘a mound covered in bushes’ (Colfer 1978, 8, map 9). It is not visible at ground level in a harvested cereal crop.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 31 March, 2014
References
Colfer, B. 1978 The promontory of Hook. Wexford, Author
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Quayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.