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Stradballymore

Waterford, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR2012

Location

Atlas number
IR2012 (2012)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Waterford
Historic county
Waterford
Parish, community, or townland
Stradballymore
Latitude
52.12332
Longitude
-7.44834
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 0, SE 0, SW 0, NW 1
Number of ditches
0
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.1 ha
Footprint
0.14 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
southeast
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Written Reference (1906)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database WA032-013
National record
record WA 032
Wikidata
Q31083147

Sources

References

  1. Moore, M. 1999. Archaeological Inventory of Co. Waterford. The Stationary Office, Dublin.
  2. Westropp, T.J. 1906 'Notes on certain promontory forts in the counties of Waterford and Wexford'. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 36, 239-58