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Kilnamack East

Waterford, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0926

Location

Atlas number
IR0926 (926)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Waterford
Historic county
Waterford
Parish, community, or townland
Kilnamack East
Latitude
52.33418
Longitude
-7.75058
Altitude
170 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
2
Breaks through the ramparts
2
Enclosed area
0.4 ha
Footprint
0.53 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (North); Simple Gap (East)

Landscape

Topographic position
ridge
Aspect
east
Land use
woodland and commercial forestry

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1842); Earthwork Survey (1906); Other (1999)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database WA001-005
National record
record WA 001
Wikidata
Q31082814

Sources

References

  1. Moore, M. 1999. Archaeological Inventory of Co. Waterford. The Stationary Office, Dublin.