Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Borrismore, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Borrismore
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.73171, -7.54118
- SMR number
- KK012-012001-
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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 a low hillock amidst generally rolling and undulating terrain, surrounded by tillage and pasture. Very good views in all directions. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 366) this ringfort 'with underground chambers', is known as '"Raavloughlan's fort,"'. A roughly circular raised platform (max. dims. 35m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by a stony bank (Wth at crest 1m; overall Wth 4m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 2.5m), external flat-bottomed, steep-sided fosse (Wth 5m; 2.5m) and outer stony bank (Wth at crest 1.5m; overall Wth 3m; ext. H 1.2m) at E and S. The outer bank and fosse has been destroyed by a farm track in the N and W sectors. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2m) at the SE with a causeway over the fosse. There is a souterrain (KK012-012002-) in the W quadrant of the interior.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 15 May 2019
References
Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.