Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Bonnetsrath, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bonnetsrath
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- KK014-097----
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to O'Kelly (1969, 97) in Bonnetsrath, the ‘rath was levelled years ago’. Doyle (1981) states that while levelled ‘centuries ago’, the local residents will show you a bush at the top of Bonnettstown lane which marks the site of the rath. A water deviner who was devining for water where the rath was, claimed that there was a tunnel underground. No one ever investigated this but it could be a cavity in the rock’ (NMI files). The ‘rath’ is unlocated within the townland.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 16 June 2020
References
Doyle, J. 1981 A study of raths in the area north of Kilkenny city. National Museum of Ireland topographical files.