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Ringfort - unclassified

Knockdav, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - unclassified, 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
52.73955, -7.52093
SMR number
KK008-121----

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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 steeply sloping land between very steep uplands and slightly less steep valley side, partly in rolling grassland and partly in tillage. There are good views to the N-S-W, but the monument is overlooked by higher ground to the E. A roughly oval area (int. dims. 28m N-S; c. 21m E-W) enclosed by slight earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H c. 1m; ext. H at least 1.7m) and wide external fosse (Wth 3.5m; D c. 0.5m). Ramp entrance (Wth 3m) and causeway at SE. The interior is fairly flat but drops by c. 0.6m from E-W.

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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