What is recorded here

The enclosure in Ballynamintra Middle is in County Waterford, Ireland. It is a modern safety barrier, not an ancient rath, built around the opening to Ballinamintra cave. The structure has a diameter of about 20 metres and consists of a stone-clad earthen bank about 1.5 metres wide and 1.5 metres high. It stands on the Carrigmurrish rock outcrop, which slopes steeply downward to the south and west.

Situated on top of rock outcrop known as Carrigmurrish that slopes down steeply to the S and W (H c. 15m). An enclosure (diam. c. 20m) defined by a stone-clad earthen bank (Wth c. 1.5m; H 1.5m) has been built around the opening to Ballinamintra cave (WA030-015003-) to prevent animals from falling into it. Although it has been described as a rath (Usher 1885, 362) the enclosure is not an antiquity. Ussher, R. J. (1885) A description of objects found in the kitchen middens of raths, JRSAI 17, 362-68. Date of upload/revision: 11th August, 2011. Compiled by: Michael Moore.

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