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Ringfort - rath

Forekill, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Forekill, County Kilkenny, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Forekill
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.70180, -7.52570
SMR number
KK012-040----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a broad flat-topped ridge in grassland. There are good views in all directions. An oval area (max. dims. c. 55m NE-SW; c. 45m NW-SE) bounded by low, wide stony flat-topped bank (Wth at top 1m; overall Wth 5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.5m) and shallow external fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.3-0.4m). There is a large, modern entrance at the S. The interior has been divided in two by a stony bank (Wth c. 1m; H above N side 0.2m; H above S side 0.5m) running E-W. The N half of interior is 0.3m higher than the S half. There are footings (T 0.4m) of a stone structure (dims. 6m N-S; 3m E-W), possibly modern, abut the internal bank in the W quadrant, S of the dividing bank. The monument is heavily overgrown with trees and scrub.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 12 June 2019

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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