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Ringfort - rath

Knockdav, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Knockdav, 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
Knockdav
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.73906, -7.52925
SMR number
KK008-120----

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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 the SE-facing slope of a fairly steep N-S ridge, just above start of rise to uplands, in rolling grassland. There are good views to the SE, S, SW and W but the monument is overlooked by higher ground to the N. A roughly circular area (diam. c. 32m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by a steep-sided rocky bank (Wth 3m; int. H c. 1.1m; ext. H c. 1.1m), containing many boulders, and an external fosse (Wth c. 3m; D 0.7m). An outer bank (Wth c. 1-2m; ext. H 0.8m) is evident on the downslope side, at S and E only. There is a ramp entrance (Wth 2.5m) and causeway in the W sector. The interior is fairly flat and slopes slightly from NE to SW.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 22 January 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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