Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Friarstown, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Friarstown
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.84495, -6.80941
- SMR number
- CW008-004003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Aerial photographs (GB95.FV.34 & 35) show an extensive sequence of low-level earthworks, comprising banks and fosses, delineating a large rectangular enclosure. A diagonal fosse divides the rectangular enclosure into two segments. The mound of stones over the site of the former 'Abbey' (SMR CW008-004001-) is located within the north-western segment of the enclosure. Further banks are fosses are located to the north and east of the rectangular enclosure.
Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland.
Date of upload: 15 April 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.