Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Coole (fassadinin By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coole (fassadinin By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.81219, -7.34346
- SMR number
- KK005-013----
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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
On a NW-SE ridge in an undulating field with higher ground on the S side, in pasture. Along the W boundary there is a sheer drop to the banks of the River Nore, where the river bends to the S. A former railway line ran NNW-SSE along the E field boundary. There are good views in all directions. Identified as cropmarks visible on an aerial photograph (CUCAP, BDI 25) taken in 1970. The aerial image suggests two roughly circular enclosures, one (diam. c. 47m) in the NW quadrant of the field, the other (diam. c. 20m) in the SE quadrant of the field. However, there are a lot of other markings on the aerial imaged which make identification unclear. On a black and white Goggle Earth image (taken 10 June 2008; viewed 26 April 2017) two roughly circular enclosures are visible in the SE quadrant of the field. The N enclosure (diam. 11m) slightly overlaps the S enclosure (diam. 11.5m) which is suggestive of a chronological sequence, the S enclosure being earlier.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 24 April 2018
Nearby in the register
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.