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Enclosure

Rathreagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Rathreagh, County Kilkenny, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Rathreagh
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.79442, -7.56676
SMR number
KK003-018005-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1868 · 4. Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a gentle SW-facing slope in undulating grassland within a broad river valley. A rectangular enclosure (dims. 12m N-S; 18m E-W) defined by a bank which is well preserved along the S and W sides and the W half of the N side. The bank is particularly wide along the W side including the NW and SW angles (Wth 5m). The N bank is conjoined with a rectangular enclosure (KK003-018004-). The E quadrant appears to be open sided, with a short N-S return (L 2m) at the E end of the S wall. The N bank, however, does appear to continue eastward up to a fall of steep scarp. There is a circular enclosure (KK003-018001-) immediately to the NW; a rectangular enclosure (KK003-018006-) 3m to the S and another rectangular enclosure (KK003-018003-) above and conjoined to enclosure KK003-018004-.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 8 February 2016

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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