Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Clochan
Clonamery, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonamery
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.46703, -7.03273
- SMR number
- KK033-021006-
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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
At the NW end of a NW-SE ridge, W of the W gable of Clonamery church (KK033-021001-), in rough pasture. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 4, 121), outside the graveyard wall of the medieval church of Clonamery (KK033-021001-), 'to the W, 'at a distance of five [25m] or six perches [30m] from the church, and occupying the highest point of the elevated ridge on which the sacred edifice stands, may be noticed the foundations of two of those circular clochawns, or bee-hive shaped stone houses of which we read in connection with our ancient Celtic monasteries. One is 14½ ft. [4.42m] in diameter, the other 11ft. [3.35m]'. Only one of these structures (KK033-021005-) is visible at ground level. There are several areas on top of the ridge where stones are protruding but these seem to be bedrock. The second possible clochan is not visible at ground level, though Carrigan's description suggests it is quite close to the upstanding one.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 23 January 2017
References
Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.
Nearby in the register
- Clochanunder 1 mi
- Architectural featureunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed pillarunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed pillarunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.