Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Raheendonore, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Raheendonore
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.53413, -7.00971
- SMR number
- KK029-014----
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity 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).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In reclaimed pasture. Indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map as an oval enclosure (dims. c. 55m N-S; c. 44m E-W) and as a more irregular shape on the 1900-01 revision. A circular area (int. diam. 38m) enclosed by wide earthen bank (Wth 6m; H 1.2-2.5m) with traces of an external fosse at the N and S. The interior is heavily overgrown with scrub and some trees.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 8 March 2022
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Church1 mi
- Ritual site - holy well1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.