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Moated site

Brownstown (Crannagh By), County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Brownstown, County Kilkenny, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Brownstown (Crannagh By)
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.71906, -7.38861
SMR number
KK013-112----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

A little below the crest of a fairly gentle E-facing slope, on the W slopes of the Arigna river valley, in waterlogged pasture. There are good views N-S along and E, across valley but poor to the W. Identified during ASI fieldwork. Indicated as a small rectangular field or haggard on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map and 1900 revision. A rectangular, level area (dims. 35m N-S; 30m E-W) enclosed by a bank (int. H 0.3-0.5m; ext. H c. 1m; Wth 3m) and external waterlogged fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.5m) to the N, NE and W and by a stream to the S and SE. There is a possible original entrance at E, though it and the interior has been badly poached by cattle. A marshy channel (Wth 3m) flows E-W across the interior, from the entrance.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 2 April 2020

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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