Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Donaghmore (fassadinin By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Donaghmore (fassadinin By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.77426, -7.31027
- SMR number
- KK010-033----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 slight knoll, land slopes gently to WNW, but drops steeply to E before rising again. The knoll is on a slight terrace on the slopes at the E side of the valley, with tillage to N, E and W and grassland S of field boundary which runs roughly E-W along S side of monument. There are good views to the N, S and W. A roughly circular raised platform (max. dims. 30m N-S; c. 22m surviving E-W: H 1.4m at E). The W side appears to have been levelled during land reclamation works, however, the monument has been excluded from tillage and is currently covered in scrub (Digitalglobe satellite imagery viewed 4 December 2018).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 4 December 2018
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.