What is recorded here

Enclosure in Thomastown (ardee By., Philipstown Par.) stands on a prominent rise above Thomastown House, now called Knock Abbey. Its circular shadow, perhaps twenty-five metres across, still marks the ground beneath changing crops. The place may have begun as a tree-ring, a small sacred circle or a boundary drawn by human hands. It overlooks a mansion that has outlived several names, suggesting continuity rather than decay.

Located on a prominent rise in an undulating landscape. The cropmark of a circular area (diam. c. 25m) defined by a narrow fosse feature is visible on Google Earth (11/04/2010; 27/04/2011; 12/07/2013). The enclosure also overlooks Thomastown House, now called Knock Abbey, which incorporates a tower house but is a large Georgian mansion. The enclosure might be a tree-ring, and it is depicted as a cluster of trees on the 1835 and 1907 editions of the OS 6-inch map. It was first reported by Mathew Muller-Reynolds. See the attached enhanced aerial view Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 January 2020

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