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Concentric enclosure

Dunmore West, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Concentric enclosure, Dunmore West, 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
Dunmore West
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.70544, -7.29317
SMR number
KK014-033----

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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

On the crest and NE side of a broad gravel ridge (H 7-8m), running NW-SE, on the floor of the river valley. The ridge has been quarried along the SW side. The River Nore lies c. 440m to the W and the confluence of this river with the Dinin river is c. 660m to the NW. There are commanding views in all directions.
A roughly oval enclosure (overall dims. c. 80m NW-SE; c. 65m NW-SE), identified as a cropmark on aerial photographs (CUCAP ASW040, 17 July 1967; AVO094, 17 July 1968; BOD026, 10 July 1973) consisting of two widely spaced fosses. The inner enclosure (dims. c. 40m NW-SE; c. 30m NE-SW) is defined by a wide fosse, berm (Wth c. 12-15m) and outer fosse. The monument is not visible at ground level.

See attached:
KK014-033----_01 CUCAP BOD026, 10 July 1973
KK014-033----_02 Google Earth image (imagery date 17 September 2019)

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 2 June 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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