Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Newchurch, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newchurch
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.44627, -7.31591
- SMR number
- KK035-007----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
On top of a flat ridge with good views to the E and SE, in pasture. Indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 16m) but not shown on the 1901 revision. A ring-barrow (overall diam. 19.5m) consisting of a flat central area (diam. c. 6.5m), enclosed by a fosse (top Wth 3.8m; basal Wth 1.6m; D 0.5m) and outer bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.5m). There is a causewayed entrance in the SE sector (Wth c. 2m over fosse; c. 3m gap in bank). There monument is heavily overgrown with furze bushes. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 4 July 2022
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.