Barrow

On the NE outskirts of Kilkenny City, immediately E of the outer ring road which was completed in 2007, a river flows southward into the Nore c. 90m to the E, in tillage. Identified on an aerial photograph (GB89.Q.26, 13 July 1989) as a cropmark of a circular enclosure (KK019-021----), probably representing a plough-levelled barrow and an adjacent cropmark of a circular feature (diam. c. 12m), also probably a form of barrow. This latter feature appears contiguous and interlinked with the other enclosure, sharing a common enclosing external bank. Both monuments are located within a series of fosses delineating a rectilinear field system (KK019-123----), however, these features may not be contemporaneous. The probable barrows are also visible on Google Earth Pro (imagery date 13 August 2015). See attached Google Earth image (imagery date 13 August 2015) Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland and Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 20 October 2020