Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - medieval
Baysrath (kells By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baysrath (kells By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.48891, -7.24124
- SMR number
- KK031-079----
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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
Excavated in 2006-7 in advance of the N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Road Improvement Scheme. Excavation licence no. 2517, AR054, Area E. One of a cluster of monuments found in close proximity to each other in an area c. 1.8ha with dates ranging from the Late Neolithic to the early medieval period. A circular ring-slot trench (diam. c. 5m), wider and deeper than other similar monuments in the area (KK031-077----, KK031-078----). These structures are interpreted as medieval and would appear to be contemporary with a ringfort (KK031-082----) that truncates the palisaded enclosure. Radiocarbon dated to 899-1028 AD (UBA 10698). (Channing 2009, 255-6, no. 1003; 2010a, 234, no. 881; 2010b)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 25 September 2013
References
Channing, J. 2010b N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford: Waterford to Powerstown – Phase 2 Archaeological resolution, Final Report, 3 vols. A032, E2517, Site AR53/54, Baysrath, Co Kilkenny. Unpublished excavation report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.
Channing, J. 2009 AR053/54, Baysrath. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 255-6, no. 1003. Bray. Wordwell.
Channing 2010a Baysrath. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 234, no. 881. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- House - Iron Ageunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.