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Kilbryan Upper, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbryan Upper
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.18989, -7.62716
- SMR number
- WA014-041002-
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
Situated on a steep S-facing slope on the N side of the NE-SW upper Araglin valley. This is a U-shaped, grass-covered mound (dims. 15m NE-SW; 11.5m NW-SE; max. H 0.8m) open to the NW where there is a trough area (dims. 4.5m x 2.6m). It is within field system (WA014-041----). (Moore 1995, 196, F2)
Moore, M. (1995) A Bronze Age settlement and ritual centre in the Monavullagh Mountains, County Waterford. PPS 61, 191-243.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of Upload: 19 November 2010
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.