Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - medieval
Rathealy, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathealy
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.69471, -7.43279
- SMR number
- KK013-059002-
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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 the W side of a NW-SE valley, a little below the crest of the ridge in reclaimed grassland. Within the interior of a ringwork (KK013-059001-), on the W side, aligned N-S. There remains of a probable house (dims. 15m N-S; 5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (int. H 0.45-0.6m; ext. H 0.08-0.43m; Wth at top 1m; overall Wth 2.7m). It is the largest building in the interior and has a building at right angle to it to the N (KK013-059004-) and another to the S (KK013-059005-). There is another building (KK013-059006-) in the SE of the interior, aligned NE-SW inside the inner bank of the ringwork. There is an entrance (Wth 1.5m) mid-way along the E side of the building and another possible entrance (Wth 1.5m) at the S end of the W side.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 16 June 2015
Nearby in the register
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.