Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Baunballinlough, County Kilkenny, Ireland
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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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 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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.