Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Kilbrackan, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbrackan
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.09632, -7.09161
- SMR number
- LA009-054----
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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
Aerial photograph (GB89.AI.34) shows cropmark of a large sub-circular enclosure defined by a narrow fosse interrupted in two places facing SE. An additional curved fosse forms a smaller enclosure within and attached to the fosse of the main enclosure. Barrett , G.F. (2002-) 'Flights of discovery: archaeological air survey in Ireland, 1989-2000' in The Journal of Irish Archaeology, XI, 2002., pp. 1-30.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.