Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Croghtabeg (Courtown), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Croghtabeg (Courtown)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.49426, -7.34756
- SMR number
- KK030-006----
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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
On level terrain, though externally the ground slopes gently to the S towards reclaimed boggy area and rises to the W, in reclaimed, formerly rough pasture. The enclosure is quite overgrown, with trees on the bank and within the interior. It is known locally as, 'the rath'.
A roughly circular area (diam. 45m) defined by a fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.6m) and external bank (Wth at crest 1.8m; overall Wth 2.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.5m) with an entrance gap (Wth 9m) at the N. In the SSE the fosse broadens out to form a small pond. There is no evidence of an inner bank.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 24 July 2023
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.