Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballylehaun, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballylehaun
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.78500, -7.49189
- SMR number
- KK008-033----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a very slight rise on the flat top of a N-S ridge, on NE corner of ridge. The ridge is slightly higher to the S; is level to N before dropping steeply into the valley; drops steeply to the E into the valley; rises to W a little then drops steeply. There are commanding views in all directions. A circular area (int. diam. 24m) enclosed by a stoney earthen bank (overall Wth 2m; Wth at crest 0.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m). Entrances at W (Wth 3m) and NE (Wth 3.5m), both of which appear to be original.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 2 October 2017
Nearby in the register
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.