Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Newtown (fassadinin By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (fassadinin By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.77020, -7.23204
- SMR number
- KK010-045----
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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 gently sloping land just above a steep slope to the Dinin river, c. 450m to the SE, in rolling grassland. There are fairly good views in all directions, though the land rises gently to the N. A roughly circular platform (max. dims. c. 30m N-S; 28m E-W) bounded by a low, wide earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.2m) and fosse (Wth c. 2m; D 0.4m). Traces of the external fosse only remain in the S and W sectors. There are two entrances, at the SE (Wth c. 8m) and SW (Wth 6m), one of which is probably originally but has been widened. The interior slopes slightly to the S following the natural fall in slope. The monument is enclosed within a small field.
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.