Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Balleen Lower, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Balleen Lower
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.75170, -7.44174
- SMR number
- KK009-038002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
On a slight plateau, just below a hill crest looking onto a slightly lower and larger plateau occupied by Balleen Castle (KK009-037001-) and then across the valleys to the N,E and W. Balleen church (KK009-038001-) is immediately to the S. Probably associated with Balleen Castle and bawn (KK009-037003-) c. 120m to the N. Several low banks forming an irregular pattern of hollows and platforms, with one large, rectangular platform (max. dims. 22m N-S; 7m E-W) at S.
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 3/1992).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 5 February 2018
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Sheela-na-gig (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.