Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Cellarstown East, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cellarstown East
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- KK020-063----
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to Doyle (1981), 'Up to twenty five years ago [c. 1956] there was a Rath in the southern part of Kileen. Nothing is known of what type of rath it was'. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 267), 'Locally the townland of Cellarstown East is always called Killeen. 'Killeen' is indicated on the 6-inch OS revision of 1900 in this townland associated with a house and farmyard. This is probably the same enclosure (KK020-064003-) which is noted by Carrigan (ibid.) as being associated with a church which, 'stood here on a circular rise, resembling a moat, in the northern extremity of a field called the "Killeen."' There precise location of this enclosure is unknown.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 1 March 2021
References
Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.
Doyle, J. 1981 A study of raths in the area north of Kilkenny city. National Museum of Ireland topographical files.