Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Kilcooney, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcooney
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.21512, -7.28328
- SMR number
- OF026-025----
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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
Enclosure marked on 1st. and 2nd ed. OS 6-inch map but not on 1913. Not visible at ground level.
Archaeological testing under licence no. 04E0009 was carried out as part of the planning schedule for a single-house development adjacent to a barrow, a togher and an enclosure at Urney, Geashill, Co. Offaly. A series of trenches were excavated by mechanical digger at the house site, entrance and percolation area. No features or finds of archaeological significance were revealed (Excavations Bulletin 2004).
John Purcell, 17 Balmoral Terrace, Dillon's Cross, Cork.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 April 2009
Nearby in the register
- Road - unclassified togherunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.