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Ringfort - rath

Garnagale, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Garnagale, 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
Garnagale
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hacahured
Coordinates
52.68955, -7.52172
SMR number
KK012-051----

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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

A little below the crest (W side) of a small hillock, on the W side, in rolling reclaimed grassland. There are fair views in all directions, with a small stream valley to the S and SW. The N portion and E side of a large enclosure (dims. c. 94m N-S; c. 48m E-W) are depicted on the 1900 revision of the OS 6-inch map. On the ground (dims. 80m N-S; 20m E-W) these surviving parts of a larger enclosure are defined on the E side by a bank (Wth 2m; int. H c. 0.5m), infilled fosse or berm (Wth c. 2.5m), outer bank (Wth 4m; H c. 1.5m) and probable outer fosse suggested by an outer band of soft and wet ground. On the N side only the inner bank survives. The bank is composed of course sand and gravel and is heavily overgrown with scrub. There is an entrance (Wth 5m) mid-way along the E side. N side consists of 20m length of inner bank. The S and W sides are not visible at ground level.

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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