Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Building
Ballyspellan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyspellan
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.75354, -7.51341
- SMR number
- KK008-103002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 steep slope overlooking a valley and a little below the crest of the hillside, in rolling upland grassland. It is overlooked by higher ground to the E but otherwise there are exceptional views to the N, S and W. Located in the N half of the interior of a ringfort (KK008-103----). This rectangular building (dims. 7m SW-NE; 5m NW-SE) is defined by a slight bank (Wth 0.8m; H c. 0.1m). There is an entrance in the centre of the SW side.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 17 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.