Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field boundary
Ballynascarry (gore), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynascarry (gore)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.69596, -7.53361
- SMR number
- KK012-039002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 373), Graine Hill is, 'divided at the top by a long, straight fence, resembling a rampart, very strong and very old, running north and south'. The earthwork in question is a large field boundary, probably a forerunner of the county boundary as is suggested by Carrigan.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 11 June 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
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.