What is recorded here

Enclosure in Byrnesgrove is a rectangular earthwork on a Kilkenny knoll, visible on the 1899 map and still marked by a steep western slope. Gorse and brambles choke its inside, but the raised flat ground and rounded corners suggest people shaped the hill rather than merely passing it. It may have been a boundary, a shrine, a childhood game or a forgotten farm yard. The absence of a grand gate does not diminish it; it withholds its name.

Occupying the top of a knoll at the NW end of a ridge, in undulating terrain, surrounded by pasture. Slightly higher ground to NNE and small gully to the W. View to N impeded by rising ground and forestry, to E restricted to a neighbouring ridge and extensive views S and W. Heavily overgrown with gorse and brambles in interior and around the perimeter. It is depicted on the 1899 OS 6-inch map as a rectangular area (dims. NW-SE c. 41m; NE-SW c. 30m) with rounded corners. It is enclosed by an earthen bank (overall Wth 2.6-3.1m; Wth at crest 0.7-1m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.95-1.17m) and fosse (Wth 1.15m; D 0.03m) visible in the SE quadrant. There are a lot of small stones in the bank composition. The interior seems to be flat and raised above the exterior. There is quite a steep slope along the W side. The shape of the monument suggests this is not a ringfort and though positioned on top of a knoll, the enclosing bank is not very substantial. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 9 April 2018

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