Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Grangefertagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grangefertagh
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.77075, -7.56283
- SMR number
- KK008-046----
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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 small hill rising out of bogland in river flood plain, in rolling grassland. There are very good views in all directions. Roughly oval, slightly domed area (int. dims. 72m N-S; 62m E-W) enclosed by a low, wide, stoney bank (Wth 6-8m; int. H 0.6-0.8; ext. H 1.2m) with external fosse (Wth 3-4m; D 0.8m) and low, wide external bank (Wth c. 3m; ext. H c. 0.4-0.6m). The fosse and outer bank have been levelled in the N sector.
There is a ramped entrance (Wth c. 4m) at the NE. There has been quarrying in SW corner of the interior and E of exterior, with a lime kiln in the NE interior of the inner bank. Trees are growing along the inner bank.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 4 October 2017
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