Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killahy (Crannagh By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killahy (Crannagh By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.69156, -7.48644
- SMR number
- KK013-065----
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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)
- 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 steep E-facing slope, at the foot of the very steep W slopes of a N-S section of a valley, in woodland. There are moderate views to the N, E and S along and across the valley, but none upslope to the W. A roughly circular area (int. dims. 23m N-S; 18m E-W) delimited by a low, bank (int. H 0.3m downslope; 0.5m upslope; ext. H 1m downslope; 0.3m upslope; Wth 2.5m) composed of earth and boulders. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2m) in the S quadrant. The monument is overgrown with trees and scrub.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 24 March 2020
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.