Earthwork

The National Monuments Service's description

In the field surrounding the medieval church of Aharney (KK009-013001-) and its graveyard (KK009-013002-) there are numerous earthworks which are likely to represent settlement. These earthworks have been identified through aerial photography (CUCAP, AYP 8, 1971) and on Digitalglobe satellite imagery (viewed 5 September 2013), as well as being visible on the ground. A large sub-rectangular area (dims. c. 290m NW-SE; c. 145m NE-SW) is visible, the SW sector of which is occupied by the medieval church and graveyard. Several roughly parallel banks appear to run NE-SW from the southern part of the W edge of this sub-rectangular area and there are the foundations of a small building (KK009-013009-), possibly a house site, 14.5m WNW of the NW angle of the stone walled graveyard. A hollow-way (KK009-013008-) is also visible on the ground running roughly N-S from the S towards the SW angle of the graveyard. A row settlement (KK004-046----) identified by geophysics (Nicholls 2017 unpublished Geophysical report; Deery and Crowley 2017 unpublished EIS) c. 250m N of the church and graveyard is probably related to these earthworks.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of revised upload: 26 September 2018

References

Nicholls, J. 2017 Ballyragget solar farm geophysical survey report (licence number 17R0041). Unpublished report target archaeological geophysics submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

Deery, S. and Crowley, C. 2017 Ballyragget solar PV farm, Ballyconra, Ballyragget, County Kilkenny. Unpublished archaeological, architectural and cultural heritage impact report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.