Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ovenstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ovenstown
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.55348, -7.31107
- SMR number
- KK027-001001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Indicated as a raised circular enclosure (overall diam. c. 43m) on both the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map and the 1948 revision. A holy well (KK027-001002-), 'Toberakin', is located c. 20m to the SW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 8 May 2023
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Tomb - chest tombunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.