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Ringfort - rath

Baunballinlough, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Baunballinlough, County Kilkenny, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Baunballinlough
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.77636, -7.58284
SMR number
KK008-044----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 flat N-S ridge in rolling grassland. The round tower at Grangefertagh (KK008-047004-) is visible c. 2.5km to the E. A roughly circular area (int. diam. c. 28m) enclosed by a wide, low, earthen bank (Wth at base 5.4m; int. H 0.89m; ext H 1.11m). From NE to SSW the bank is incorporated into a field boundary and has been augmented. Portion of the interior at SE is raised and defined by a low scarp running NE-SSW. In the NW quadrant the bank is well preserved with a high concentration of stone protruding. A depression (L 10m; Wth 3m; D 0.33m) at the external base of the fosse at SSW may be evidence of a fosse and is not visible elsewhere. Possible stone-facing occurs at W. Whitethorn, scrub and brambles grow in the interior and all round the bank. A souterrain (KK008-128----) lies c. 200m to the NW.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 7 February 2012

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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