Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Dunmore West, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunmore West
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.70420, -7.29211
- SMR number
- KK014-146----
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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
An aerial photograph (GB96.GA.27, 29 July 1996) shows a cropmark of a semicircular enclosure defined by a fosse and with a SE-facing entrance. The enclosure (diam. c. 38m NW-SE) is located on the W edge of a gravel hillock, the W edge of the enclosure being defined by the break of slope. An outer fosse runs concentrically to NE quadrant before curving towards the E and appears to be part of an associated curvilinear field system (KK014-147----) which extends to a max. of c. 80m to the NE, E and SE. A concentric enclosure (KK014-033----) is located c. 90m to the N, also overlooking the break in slope.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly and Dr. Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland
Date of revised upload: 22 June 2020
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.