Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Balleen Lower, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Balleen Lower
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.75600, -7.45190
- SMR number
- KK009-035----
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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)
- 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
A little below the crest of a hill, on the SW side of NW-NE valley, in rolling grassland. There are very good views in all directions. A circular area (int. dims. c. 54m N-S; 51m E-W) defined by a wall of well-coursed field stones (Wth 3m; H 1.5m-2m). An entrance in the S (Wth 3m) is possibly modern or has been modified. A blocked entrance at E (Wth 1.5m) appears to be original. The interior is raised at the centre (H 0.5m) and drops to a level area (Wth c. 8m) inside the perimeter wall.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 5 February 2018
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Sheela-na-gig (present location)under 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.