Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Brittasdryland, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Brittasdryland
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.60697, -7.42186
- SMR number
- KK022-005002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
A circular enclosure (diam. c. 60m), which is heavily overgrown with trees and scrub. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 435) 'Dreeling's castle [KK022-005001-] stood in James Hogan's land in Brittas, but only the large earthen rampart that enclosed it now marks the place where it stood'. This is the only 'earthen rampart' in the townland. Carrigan is the only source for a castle at this location.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 17 May 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.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Dovecoteunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Settlement cluster1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.