Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Coolaghflags, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolaghflags
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.49296, -7.39099
- SMR number
- KK030-003----
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)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On N-facing slope at the N end of a SW-NE ridge, in rough furzy pasture. The ground to the W and S of the monument is wet and boggy. There are extensive views to from NW-NE. The monument, known locally as ‘the rath’ is overgrown with furze bushes and hawthorn. A raised area (max. diam. 20m; ; diam. at top 15m; H 1.5m) with a slightly dished interior.
See attached:
KK030-003----_01 Sketch plan by Kieran Campbell
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 17 July 2023
Nearby in the register
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.