Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Connahy, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Connahy
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.75307, -7.32016
- SMR number
- KK010-054----
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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 floor of the Nore river valley, a little above the flood plain, in tillage. There are good views across the valley. There are a number of other ring-ditches in the vicinity (KK010-053001-; KK010-053003-; KK010-054----; KK010-055001- to KK055-010----; KK010-142----; KK010-152----; KK010-162---- and KK010-187----). A circular ring-ditch (diam. c. 10-15m) showing as cropmark on aerial photograph (CUCAP, BGG052, 16 July 1971). It is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 10 December 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
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- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.