Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilmacar, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmacar
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.77292, -7.28778
- SMR number
- KK010-037----
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 E-W slope just below the crest of hills on the W side of the Nore river valley, in rolling grassland. There are excellent views to N, S and W across and along the valley. A circular area (int. diam. 29m) enclosed by a low earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H c. 1m) with slight traces of an external fosse. The interior slopes slightly to the W. There is an entrance (Wth 1.5m) at S.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 4 December 2018
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.