Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Excavation - miscellaneous
Smithstown (gowran By., Dunbell Ed), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Smithstown (gowran By., Dunbell Ed)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.61112, -7.13085
- SMR number
- KK024-173----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Identified as anomalies (M2) on the geophysical survey (Murphy 2024; 24R0389) and confirmed by test trenching (Gallagher 2024; 24E0802). Two small pits (C21, C22), (dims. 0.5mx 0.5m) filled with small, sub-angular burnt stones and charcoal were found c. 40m NW of a burnt mound (KK024-171----) (ibid.). They are likely to be associated with the burnt mound (ibid.).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
References
Murphy, D. 2024 Geophysical Survey Report. Clashwilliam Solar Farm, Smithstown, Co. Kilkenny (24R0389). Unpublished report by Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit.
Gallagher, D., 2024 Archaeological Impact Assessment Report (Testing) Clashwilliam Solar Farm Clashwilliam, Co. Kilkenny (24E0802). Unpublshed report by Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit.
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.