Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyconra, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyconra
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.80640, -7.36118
- SMR number
- KK004-011----
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 rolling grassland, on a slight hillock above the general slope of ground rising up from the River Nore which is to the E, with level land to the W. Oval raised area (overall basal dims. 42m E-W; 34m N-S; H 2m) enclosed by scarp (ext. H 2m) with a slight bank (Wth 1m at crest; overall Wth 2-3m; int. H c. 0.8m; ext. H 2.8m) surviving in the E and W quadrants. Field reclaimed to base of enclosure, no visible fosse. Steep ramp entrance (Wth 5m) at WNW which may be modern. A number of boulders protrude from the external face of the bank which is largely composed of clay rich gravel. The S sector has been disturbed by tree holes, quarry holes and rubbish dumps.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 9 February 2016
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.