Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Ahanure North, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ahanure North
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.52507, -7.43328
- SMR number
- KK026-012----
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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
Indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map as a roughly rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 47m ESE-WNW; c. 40m NNE-SSW) with rounded corners at the NE and SW angle and it appears to be contained within a small field with a farmyard immediately to the E. On the 1948 revision of the 6-inch OS map farm buildings have been built within the enclosure, though these are not depicted on the 25-inch OS map. Barry (1977, 186) classified this as a moated site and described it as being under a modern farmyard, with traces of the S side still in existence. The monument was enclosed by a bank (H 0.5m; Wth 3m) and water-logged external fosse (D 2m; Wth 3.3m) (ibid.). According to local information given in 1986 the monument was levelled. There is a large agricultural building occupying much of the interior with other sheds built across the NW sector.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 10 May 2022
References
Barry, T.B. 1977 Medieval moated sites of south-eastern Ireland. British Archaeological Reports, British Series 35. Oxford.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.