Home / Republic of Ireland / Wexford / Ballybuckley

Ballybuckley

Wexford, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0716

Location

Atlas number
IR0716 (716)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Wexford
Historic county
Wexford
Parish, community, or townland
Ballybuckley
Latitude
52.44402
Longitude
-6.60273
Altitude
92 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
0
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
3
Enclosed area
1.48 ha
Footprint
1.77 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop
Aspect
level
Land use
woodland and pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1842); Earthwork Survey (1906); Other (1996)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database WX025-034
National record
record WX 025
Wikidata
Q31083219

Sources

References

  1. Moore, M. 1996. Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford. The Stationary Office, Dublin.