Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Bayswell, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bayswell
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.76490, -7.63313
- SMR number
- KK008-065----
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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 natural platform at the edge of a marsh/bog under rough grazing. There are good views in all directions. A roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 78m) defined by a bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.4m; overall Wth 5m) and fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.6m). It is indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. 6-inch OS map as a roughly oval enclosure (dims. c. 78m N-S; c. 86m E-W) which kinks northward in the N sector. This kink may be due to a small quarry. A townland boundary runs along the S sector of the monument, curving to incorporate the bank.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 24 April 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.