Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Kilcoke, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcoke
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.89482, -7.58816
- SMR number
- LA028-004----
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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
Marked on the 1841 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch maps; a subcircular enclosure (max. diam. c. 50m N-S). No visible surface remains.
Aerial photograph (GB90.CN.13) shows a subcircular enclosure defined by a fosse and with a curvilinear annexe extending to the north-west. The newly recorded annexe extends into the adjacent field to the north-west.
The above aerial report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 02 February 2010
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: 13 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.