Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Seskin (galmoy By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Seskin (galmoy By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.80765, -7.37398
- SMR number
- KK004-010----
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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 at crest of hills facing W side of Nore valley. There is a steep slope to the E down to the valley and a gentle and irregular rise to the W. Circular area (diam. 28m) enclosed by earthen bank (Wth c. 1m at crest; overall Wth c. 4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H c. 1.2m) and external fosse (Wth c. 5m; D 1.2m). A gap has been cut through the bank in the NE quadrant. The interior is dished, sloping gradually 0.4m towards the centre.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 9 February 2016
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.