What is recorded here

Rath is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballindrumma, County Waterford, Ireland. The subcircular grass-covered area measures 47 metres east-west and 40 metres north-south on a gentle northwest-facing slope. A 3-metre-wide earthen bank defines the site, standing 1 metre high internally and 1.2 to 2.2 metres high externally at the south, while an outer fosse 2.5 metres wide at its base and 0.5 to 1.6 metres deep at the south runs along the southwest. The bank is reduced to a scarp reaching 0.9 metres high from the west through the north to the east, and a limekiln has been built in the fosse at the south.

On a gentle NW-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims. 47m E-W; 40m N-S) defined by a earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.2-2.2m at S) and outer fosse (Wth at base 2.5m; D 0.5-1.6m at S) S-W. The bank is reduced to a scarp (max. H 0.9m) W-NE and a limekiln has been built in the fosse at S. A Man-made underground passage site (WA035-010002-) is in the interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008

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