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Rathmoylan

Waterford, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1041

Location

Atlas number
IR1041 (1041)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Waterford
Historic county
Waterford
Parish, community, or townland
Rathmoylan
Latitude
52.13465
Longitude
-7.03504
Altitude
20 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 1, SE 0, SW 0, NW 0
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.16 ha
Footprint
0.19 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
south
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1840); Earthwork Survey (1989); 1st Identified Written Reference (1914-1916)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database WA027-043
National record
record WA 027
Wikidata
Q31083059

Sources

References

  1. Moore, M. 1999. Archaeological inventory of County Waterford, 64-8. The stationary Office, Dublin.
  2. Westropp, T. J. 1906. Notes on certain Promontory Forts in the counties of Waterford and Wexford. The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 36 (3), 239-25.
  3. Westropp, T.J. 1914-16 Fortified headlands and castles on the south coast of Munster: Part II, from Ardmore to Dunmore, Co. Waterford. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 32C, 188-227