Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dicksborough, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dicksborough
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.65084, -7.28601
- SMR number
- KK019-019----
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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 brow of a low hill, with a disused quarry running up to the W edge. There are good views from NW-N-E. A small, circular area (int. diam. 26m) enclosed by a denuded earthen bank (int. H 1.45m; ext. H 1.4m; Wth 2.2m) covered in dense overgrowth of hawthorn and brambles. There is an entrance (Wth 2m) visible at the NNW. A number of smaller breaches are visible throughout the circumference. The interior is quite hollow on the S side.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 21 September 2020
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.