Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Loughmerans, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Loughmerans
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.67886, -7.26034
- SMR number
- KK014-065----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the SE end of a NW-SE ridge, on the E edge of the floor of the Nore river valley, in rolling grassland. There are good views in all directions. Indicated as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map. On the 1946-7 OS 6-inch map revision the enclosure is indicated as a circular tree-ring. The field has subsequently been reclaimed and the enclosure levelled. According to the landowner the enclosure was known locally as a 'rath'. The enclosure is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 28 October 1987
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.