Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Armorial plaque
Knocktophermanor, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocktophermanor
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.48295, -7.21407
- SMR number
- KK031-071----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity 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
This record relates to the original location of an armorial plaque. One of two armorial plaques, originally from 'Garrison Castle' (KK031-017002-), inserted in the external face of the N wall of St. David's Graveyard (KK031-017006-) and bearing the shield of the Butler family with the word 'Ormond'. (Farrelly et al. 1993, vol. 1, 179) See KK031-017007- for present location.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 21 December 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Armorial plaqueunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.