What is recorded here
The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007
Shown by Mathews on his map of the townlands of Ballykealy in 1787 (NLI). Several circular features with trees are shown, but only this is marked 'forth'. Possibly a ringfort, of which no visible surface trace survives.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Ballykealey Housecountry house · 657 yd
Ballon Garda Síochána StationRIC barracks · 824 yd
Enclosure in BallonEnclosure · 1135 yd
Enclosure in Ballymogue (ballon Ed)Enclosure · 1369 yd
Church (in ruins), GraveyardChurch · 1385 yd
Castlegrace MoatCastle, motte · 1.0 mi
Scots PineScots Pine · 2.4 mi
Altamont Gardens MapVisitor information · 2.4 mi
Altamont House and GardensHeritage attraction · 2.5 mi
Ballynunnery Castle in ruinsCastle, unclassified · 2.9 mi
Kilmurry Church (in ruins), GraveyardChurch · 2.9 mi
English hollyEnglish holly · 3.7 miOther information
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