Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Killeen (crannagh By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killeen (crannagh By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.62477, -7.47666
- SMR number
- KK018-053----
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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 W-facing slope, immediately W of a farmyard, with extensive views to the N, S and W (Ó Drisceoil 2006, 5). Indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map and on the later 1900 revision it is depicted as roughly rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 56m N-S; c. 54m E-W) with rounded corners and an external fosse. The Munster River flows c. 430m to the W-SW.
The enclosure is defined by a bank (H c. 1.5m) and fosse (D c. 2m), the latter being particularly well-preserved in the S and W sectors (ibid.). The bank and fosse are heavily overgrown with trees and undergrowth (ibid.).
Reference:
Ó Drisceoil, C. 2006 Archaelogical impact assessment: proposed housing development at Killeen, Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny. Excavation licence number 06E0861. Unpublished assessment report. Kilkenny Archaeology.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 15 March 2023
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