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Barrow - ring-barrow

Blanchfieldsbog, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Blanchfieldsbog, 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
Blanchfieldsbog
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.67115, -7.50222
SMR number
KK017-002----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

At NW end of small NW-SE valley, a little above floor of valley, with land sloping fairly gently down to the S and SW, in wet pasture. There are moderate views within the valley. A ring-barrow (diam. 29m N-S; 30m E-W) which consists of a circular domed area (diam. 8m; H 0.2-1m) enclosed by a broad fosse (Wth at base 2m; overall Wth 10m; D 1.4m) and a very broad outer bank (ext. H 0.4m; Wth at crest 2m; overall Wth c. 7m).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 6 May 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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