Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Newtown (crannagh By., Balleen Ed), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (crannagh By., Balleen Ed)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.74405, -7.45826
- SMR number
- KK009-057----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a W-facing slope of a small stream valley, just below the crest and overlooking a wide river valley to the S and W, in rolling grassland. A circular raised platform (max. diam. 26m) enclosed by slight bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m). The ringfort slopes with the slope of the hill, dropping c. 1m across the interior.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 7 February 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.