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Ringfort - rath

Donaghmore (Fassadinin By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Donaghmore, County Kilkenny, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1811 · 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 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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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