Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Loughill, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Loughill
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.85731, -7.29323
- SMR number
- KK001-004009-
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 an area of wet, marshy terrain, with ground sloping generally to the W towards a stream which flows northward into the Owenbeg River. The ground in this field is very undulating with natural water courses and drainage works. Identified on an aerial photograph (GSI 1973-7, roll 43:4) as earthworks. On Digital Globe aerial image (viewed 31 May 2016) there is a suggestion of a large somewhat irregular semi-circular enclosure (dims. 210m N-S; 170m E-W) with a stream possibly forming the W edge. However, on field inspection the elements of this possible enclosure, though visible on the ground, do not form a convincing monument. Nor do the earthworks form any discernible pattern. Though some of the earthworks can be attributed to drainage works, others may relate to ecclesiastical remains (KK001-004004-), of which there is a strong tradition.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 31 May 2016
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Linear earthworkunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.