Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Knockbower, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockbower
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.76553, -6.87807
- SMR number
- CW012-222----
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
In tillage. A sub-rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 32m NNE-SSW; c. 35m ESE-WNW) defined by a cropmark is visible on Google Earth (imagery date 14 July 2018), identified and reported by Simon Dowling. The E side of the enclosure kinks inward towards the S.
See attached:
CW012-222----_01 Google Earth image (imagery date 14 July 2018)
CW012-222----_02 Google Earth image (imagery date 14 July 2018) with enclosure highlighted
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 25 February 2020
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.