Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballygowney, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygowney
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.77906, -7.46501
- SMR number
- KK009-009----
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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 the W-facing slope of a valley, just above the boggy valley floor, in rough pasture. There are good views in all directions. A roughly circular area (diam. 30m) defined by an earthen bank, best preserved at W (Wth 2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1m), only visible as slight terrace at E (ext. H 0.3m). Bisected by a modern field boundary running NE-SW across the interior.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 29 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.