Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clomantagh Lower, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clomantagh Lower
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.72495, -7.47659
- SMR number
- KK013-005----
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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)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
On the S edge of broad gently sloping terrace between the steep upper and lower slopes of the N side of the Nuenna river valley, in reclaimed grass and arable. There are good views to the E, S and W and fair to the N. A roughly circular raised platform (max. dims. 30m N-S; 29m E-W) enclosed by low flat-topped earthen bank (overall Wth 4.5m; Wth at crest 1.25m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.5m). There is a possible original entrance. A public road runs NE-SW through the northern portion of the monument. The monument S of the road is heavily overgrown with trees and scrub.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 23 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.