Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballydowel Big, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballydowel Big
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.69609, -7.38016
- SMR number
- KK013-063----
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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)
- 1868 · 4. Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a bluff high above a small stream cut into deep gorge immediately to the S, in reclaimed grassland. There are good views in all directions. Not indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map or on the 1900 revision. Indicated as ‘Rath’ on the Grand Jury barony map of Crannagh, 1812-24. Though not visible at ground level, it is visible as a cropmark (diam. c. 45m NE-SW) on satellite imagery (Google Earth imagery date 8 March 2010). The SE quadrant appears to be planted in woodland at the edge of the gorge.
See attached:
KK013-063----_01 Google Earth image (imagery date 8 March 2010)
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 24 March 2020
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Barrow - stepped barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.