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Enclosure

Ballygorteen, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Ballygorteen, 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
Ballygorteen
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.69643, -7.07704
SMR number
KK015-048----

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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 E edge of a flat narrow ridge between two N-S valleys with good views in all directions. Visible only on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular wooded feature (diam. c. 20m). A small semicircular enclosure (c. 18m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by a low stony bank (int. H 0.3m; ext H. 0.15m) W of largely demolished field wall. Some small-scale quarrying and dumping has been carried out within the enclosure.

Revised by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 21 January 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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