Enclosure in Sevensisters, County Kilkenny

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Just on break between steep rocky uplands and less steep fertile valley side. There are good views to the N, S and W, it is overlooked to E. A ringfort (KK008-123----) is located c. 300m to the SW, a possible concentric enclosure (KK008-122001-) is c. 110m to the WSW and a ringfort (KK008-121----) is c. 150m to the NW. Indicated on the 1st (1839) OS 6-inch map and the 1900 revision as a roughly circular enclosure (dims. c. 28m N-S; c. 30m E-W). Shown on current ed. of the OS 6-inch map by platform convention. The enclosure is not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK008-122003

Places near here

Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
Maker not stated on source page, allthatsinteresting.com
Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
Sarah777 at en.wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com.ph
Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
Andy Ryan / 1803 Productions, credited by Kilkenny GAA, kilkennygaa.ie

Fairy fort / ringfort in KnockdavFairy fort / ringfort · 204 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Knockdav is sitting on a slope so steep it's basically a slide. If it won the lottery, I…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in SevensistersFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 388 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Sevensisters will tell you the secret of its survival after a few pints: just don't…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in KnockdavFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 755 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockdav sits on a steep slope with boulders everywhere. Saint Patrick would have said…

Clomantagh HillMountain / peak · 822 yd

Explorer Tom Clomantagh Hill has a ghost assigned to it, but he's too lazy to haunt properly, preferring to nap in the shadows…

Passage tomb in Clomantagh (mountgarret)Passage tomb · 824 yd

Explorer Tom Passage tomb in Clomantagh has a prophecy that says it will float away on a Tuesday, but it’s still here. It’s sitting…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clomantagh (mountgarret)Fairy fort / earthen ringfort · 968 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort in Clomantagh ended up here because the fairies got their directions mixed up and decided this hill looked…

Donaghmore Upper graveyardCemetery · 1585 yd

Explorer Tom Donaghmore Upper graveyard is famous locally for a giant who allegedly sneezed here once and cracked every stone in the…

CastleCastle, tower house · 1586 yd

Explorer Tom Castle at Ballycuddihy had a poet fall in the ditch nearby and ruin his trousers. It’s a small tower with a drawbar…

rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house1659 yd

Explorer Tom Rectory in Balief Upper caused the whole parish to argue about its windows. The openings get smaller as they go up…

The Old RectoryRectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house · 1.5 mi

Explorer Tom The Old Rectory in Glebe, County Kilkenny reviews its visitors by how well they appreciate the bowed bay window. It was…

Saint Kieran's GraveyardGraveyard · 1.7 mi

Explorer Tom Saint Kieran's Graveyard in County Kilkenny is where a local guy claims he invented the concept of resting peacefully…

Jim Maher Memorial Park, Fenians GAA, JohnstownGAA ground · 2.2 mi

More archaeology and monuments in County Kilkenny · All of County Kilkenny

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover