Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Warrenstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Warrenstown
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.73357, -7.56574
- SMR number
- KK012-002----
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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 crest of a small hill in Urlingford lowlands (Barry 1977, 192). Barry (ibid.) describes this monument and an adjoining enclosure (KK012-002001-) to the S as a, 'Double platform site. Northern one 792m2; southern one 325m2. Int. banks. Very degraded site and totally overgrown'. It is indicated on the 25-inch OS map as a rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 31m NW-SE; c. 25m NE-SW) with rounded angles. It appears to share a fosse (Wth c. 2m) with the adjoining enclosure to the S which is slightly larger and aligned ENE-WSW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 14 May 2019
References
Barry, T.B. 1977 Medieval moated sites of south-eastern Ireland. British Archaeological Reports, British Series 35. Oxford.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.