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House - indeterminate date

Rathlogan, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - indeterminate date, Rathlogan, 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
Rathlogan
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.77686, -7.50645
SMR number
KK008-060002-

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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

Within a raised ringfort (KK008-060001-) which is at the W end of a small river valley with hills on either side, in rough grazing. A small river flows westward c. 70m S of the monument, it joins the River Goul c. 2.5km to the NW. The views are extensive to the N, SW and W and good along the valley to the E. The views to the NNW, ESE-S-SSW are limited by hills. Glashare tower house (KK008-026----) is visible 1.5km to the NW and the round tower (KK008-047004-) of Grangefertagh is visible c. 2.5km to W.
There are the footings of a substantial rectangular building (dims. 13m N-S; 4.5m E-W), probably a house along the W edge of the interior of the ringfort. It is defined by low grass-covered collapsed stone walls (T 1.2m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.55m) with an entrance (Wth 1.6m) towards the S end of the E wall. There may be a possible rear entrance (Wth 1.25m) at the S end of the W wall.
It is likely that the house in the interior is not contemporary with the ringfort, but dates to a later phase of occupation, perhaps in the late medieval period or later.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 1 October 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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