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Enclosure

Grangefertagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Grangefertagh, 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
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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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)
  • 1868 · 4. 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 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

Nearby in the register

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

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