What is recorded here

Kilkenny holds a deserted medieval settlement where human life vanished but the earth kept its shape. The place is no longer a living town, yet it remains a recorded monument waiting for discovery. Its absence is the point: people came, stayed, left, and stopped answering. What is missing is not nothing. It is a life that stopped being visible.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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