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Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

Overview

Indicated — Milltown (gowran By.) is recorded as Enclosure in Kilkenny. Indicated as a D-shaped enclosure (dims. c. 38m NE-SW) with straight side of the D to the W (L c. 35m), partially incorporated in a field boundary.

Who made it and when

The saved account records: Indicated as a D-shaped enclosure (dims.

How it was made and used

The saved account records: c. 38m NE-SW) with straight side of the D to the W (L c. 35m), partially incorporated in a field boundary.

What was found

The saved account records: A field boundary runs NE from the E side before turning southeastward.

What remains

The saved account records: On the 1900 revision and 25-inch OS map it is shown as a subrectangular area (dims.

Why it mattered

Indicated — Milltown (gowran By.) matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: c. 18m NE-SW) enclosed on three sides, N-E-S, by a band of trees (Wth 5-10m).

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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