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Enclosure

Bramblestown, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Bramblestown, County Kilkenny, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Bramblestown
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.59591, -7.08098
SMR number
KK024-121----

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

A circular enclosure (diam. c. 46m) defined by a fosse, identified as a cropmark on an aerial photograph (GB91.EQ.31; 20 August 1991) and visible on satellite imagery (Google Earth, imagery date 14 July 2018). A curving public road runs NE-SW through the enclosure, the NW portion of the enclosure is visible on the satellite imagery. A relic stream, also visible as a cropmark, is located c. 280m to the ESE. Also visible as cropmarks are a rectilinear enclosure (KK024-119----) c. 190m to the W and a curvilinear enclosure (KK024-121----) c. 270m to the SE. Other cropmarks visible in the field may be part of an associated field system.

See attached:
KK024-121----_01 satellite imagery (Google Earth, imagery date 14 July 2018)

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly and Dr. Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland

Date of upload: 20 October 2021

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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