Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Whiteswall, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Whiteswall
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.82372, -7.57785
- SMR number
- KK003-001----
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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 rolling grassland on the E side of the N end of a slight N-S ridge. A church (KK003-002001-) and graveyard (KK003-002002-) are located immediately to the S. Oval, raised area (int. dims. c. 25m E-W, 18m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H at least 1m; ext. H at least 2.5m; Wth 2.5-3m) and external fosse (Wth 3m; D c. 0.6m). The W side of the interior is higher than the E side by 0.4m, the division runs N-S through the centre.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 7 September 2015
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.