Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Kilmacar, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmacar
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.76499, -7.27120
- SMR number
- KK010-039----
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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 the gently rising W slopes of Gloshia river valley, in rolling grassland. There are good views N, E and S across and along the valley, land rising gently to E. An enclosure (int. diam. c. 32m N-S; c. 33m E-W; overall diam. c. 47m N-S; c. 45m E-W) is indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map and 1947 revision. The monument has been levelled and is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 4 December 2018
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.