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Clonmantagh
Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0676
Location
- Atlas number
- IR0676 (676)
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Current county or unitary authority
- Kilkenny
- Historic county
- Kilkenny
- Parish, community, or townland
- Clonmantagh
- Latitude
- 52.73984
- Longitude
- -7.50817
- Altitude
- 349 m
Form and condition
- Type
- contour fort and level-terrain fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Number of ditches
- 0
- Possible original entrances
- 0
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 0
- Enclosed area
- 3.06 ha
- Footprint
- 3.24 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- earthen bank
Landscape
- Topographic position
- hilltop
- Aspect
- level
- Land use
- pasture
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- 1st Identified Written Reference (1802)
Identifiers
- HER
- Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database KK008-124002
- National record
- record KK 008
- Wikidata
- Q31077799
Sources
References
- Condit, T. and Gibbson, M. 1988. Two 'little known' hillforts in Co. Kilkenny. Decies (37), 47 - 54.
- Manning, C. 1985. Prehistoric sites in the neighborhood of Ardcrony. Eile (2), Roscrea.
- Tighe, W. 1802. Statistical observations relative to the County of Kilkenny. Dublin.