Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Newengland, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newengland
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.68444, -7.44296
- SMR number
- KK013-076----
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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 the floor of a small N-S valley a few metres W of a stream bed, in waterlogged pasture. There are fairly good views within the small valley. A circular, raised platform (int. diam. c. 37m) enclosed by an inner bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.5m; Wth 2m), a fosse (Wth 3m), middle bank (int. H 1.2m; ext. H 0.8m; Wth 2m), berm (Wth 5m), outer bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.2m; Wth 1.5-2m). There is an entrance (Wth 5m) in the E quadrant which appears to be original. There is a gap (Wth 2m) in the S quadrant but it is only through the two outermost banks and it is staggered. The interior is heavily overgrown.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 30 March 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.