Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Architectural feature
Swiftsheath, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Swiftsheath
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.74067, -7.31567
- SMR number
- KK010-075002-
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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
In a description of Foulksrath Castle (KK010-056001-) Brennan (1979, 58), wrote that the, 'fireplace and mantle pieces are modern - one was transferred to nearby Swiftsheath'. According to the ASI field report (31 July 1987) there is a polished black marble from Foulksrath within the house, although it appears to have been a later insert at Foulksrath tower house which was subsequently removed and brought to Swiftsheath.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 8 January 2019
References
Brennan, Very Rev. J. 1979 Foulksrath and its associations. Old Kilkenny Review, 2, (1), 50-60.
Nearby in the register
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.