Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Desart Demesne, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Desart Demesne
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.58040, -7.35155
- SMR number
- KK022-020----
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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
In pasture. A public road runs NNW-SSE along the E side of the enclosure and a field boundary, running NE-SW, possibly cuts across the edge of the NW quadrant. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 389), 'Irish speakers still call Desart by its old name, which they pronounce Lischlooineen, or Lislooineen, that is Lios-Chluainín, the Fort of the Little Cluain or Meadow. The Lios is about a quarter of a mile south of Desart Court. It is circular in shape and about 100 yds. in diameter; and, though partially dismantled, its enclosing earthen rampart can be easily traced. The people now call it a Rath'. The S portion (diam. c. 85m) is indicated on the 1899-1900 revision of the OS 6-inch map. Only the S arc (dims. chord c. 73m; sagitta c. 23m) is visible on satellite imagery (Digitalglobe, viewed 24 May 2021).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 24 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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.