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Concentric enclosure

Sevensisters, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Concentric enclosure, Sevensisters, 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
Sevensisters
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.73753, -7.52175
SMR number
KK008-122001-

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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 a steep W-facing slope, at the division between fertile valley sides and very steep rocky uplands, in generally rolling grassland. There is a ringfort (KK008-121----) c. 150m to the NNE, a smaller enclosure (KK008-122003-) c. 115m to the NE and another ringfort (KK008-123---) c. 150m to the S. There are good views in all directions except E where the monument is overlooked by higher ground. An oval area (diam. c. 51m NW-SE; c. 42m NE-SW on 25-inch OS map) enclosed by wide earthen bank (Wth 2.5-4m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.2-2m) and wide external fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.4-1.2m), berm (Wth c. 20-40m) and outer bank and fosse. The outer perimeter appears on the 6-inch OS maps (1839 and 1900) eds to be incorporated in a curving field boundary NW-N-SE and on an aerial photograph (CUCAP BGN 91, 1971) this is visible as a cropmark. The inner enclosure is heavily overgrown.

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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