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Kilcannon, County Waterford, Ireland

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Townland
Kilcannon
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.15475, -7.26776
SMR number
WA025-061----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 only on the 1922 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 25m). It is situated on a shelf towards the bottom of a SE-facing slope of the N-S Annestown river valley with the stream c. 190m to the E. Subcircular grass-covered area (diam. 16.7m NE-SW; 15m NW-SE) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 1.8-2.7m; int. H 0.1m at SE to 0.6m at NE; ext. H 0.4-0.7m) with traces of an external fosse (Wth of base 1-1.4m; D 0.1-0.3m) SW-N-E. The probable entrance (Wth 2m) is at SSE.

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: 19th May, 2011.

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