Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Dunbell Big, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunbell Big
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.61152, -7.17236
- SMR number
- KK024-017----
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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 with a deep large quarry c. 50m to the W and extending into the field c. 40m to the N. A ringfort (KK024-016----) is located c. 200m to the W and another enclosure (KK024-015----) is located immediately beyond the latter, another enclosure (KK024-018----) is located c. 270m to the SW.
A sub-square enclosure (diam. c. 50m) with two curvilinear and two straight-sides and rounded angles identified as a cropmark on an aerial photograph (CUCAP ATA015, 19 July 1967; CUCAP BGG094, 16 July 1971). The monument is not indicated on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map or on the 1899-1902 revision, nor is it visible on satellite imagery.
See attached:
KK024-017----_01 aerial photograph (CUCAP ATA015, 19 July 1967)
KK024-017----_02 aerial photograph (CUCAP BGG094, 16 July 1971)
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 10 November 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.