Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Shankill, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shankill
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.70482, -7.04087
- SMR number
- KK016-001----
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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 a broad terrace on the N side of NE-SW running valley with hills rising steeply to the NW. There are very good views to the NE and SW but poor to the NW, in grassland. A large sub-rectangular enclosure (overall dims. c. 90m N-S; c. 80m E-W) is depicted on the 1st (1840) OS 6-inch map, tapering slightly to the E. A small farmyard is depicted immediately outside the NW angle. The monument is not depicted on the 1900 revision indicating that it was levelled between 1840 and 1900. The farm and outbuildings have extended eastward and currently occupy the N portion of the monument. The enclosure was classified by Barry (1977, 191) as a moated site based on the cartographic evidence. The monument is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 28 April 2020
References
Barry, T.B. 1977 Medieval moated sites of south-eastern Ireland. British Archaeological Reports, British Series 35. Oxford.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.