Enclosure

The National Monuments Service's description

In flat undulating lowland, in pasture. A possible roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 35-40m) identified by geophysics (Nicholls 2017 unpublished Geophysical report; Deery and Crowley 2017 unpublished EIS) carried out in advance of a proposed solar farm. One of a number of enclosures (KK004-043----; KK004-044----; KK004-045----; KK004-047----; KK004-048----; KK004-049----; KK004-050----; KK004-051-; KK004-052---- and KK004-053----) identified in the vicinity by geophysics. Only the N, SE and SW curving enclosing elements are clearly defined. The enclosure is bisected by a later field boundary running NNW-SSE which is associated with a row settlement, aligned roughly E-W, c. 90m to the S. There is a large pit like feature (diam. c. 5m) immediately SE of this enclosure, though this may be related to the later settlement as it is at the N end of a small narrow rectangular field. The enclosure is not visible at ground level.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 September 2018

References

Deery, S. and Crowley, C. 2017 Ballyragget solar PV farm, Ballyconra, Ballyragget, County Kilkenny. Unpublished archaeological, architectural and cultural heritage impact report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

Nicholls, J. 2017 Ballyragget solar farm geophysical survey report (licence number 17R0041). Unpublished report target archaeological geophysics submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.