Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathpatrick (galmoy By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathpatrick (galmoy By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.78432, -7.61382
- SMR number
- KK008-006----
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 a well-drained level field of reclaimed land. The monument was levelled in 1986 and when inspected in June of the following year it was still clearly visible as a roughly circular area (max. diam. c. 44m) enclosed by a broad stoney band of soil (Wth 3m) representing the ploughed out bank. A gap (Wth 4m) in this band of stoney soil at the E possibly represents the original entrance. A circular burnt spread (diam. c. 5m) of very dark soil with some blackened stones and flecks of charcoal was visible 10m from the S edge of the interior.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 25 September 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.