Ballyogan Moated Site, Brandon Hill, Co. Kilkenny
At 515m, Brandon Hill is the highest elevation in Co. Kilkenny. The mountain is teeming with archaeology and rich in folklore. However, a moated site on the eastern slopes of the mountain, in the townland of Ballyogan and overlooking the River Barrow, has defied explanation. It was described in 1849 as a “quadrangular fort with about half a dozen small stone cells inside”. Today the monument is heavily overgrown and surrounded by forestry, which makes it difficult to decipher.
There is limited evidence of features above ground. Tyndall Mountain Club have adopted this enigmatic structure and want to learn more about it through a programme of archaeological investigation and historical research. Thanks to funding from the Heritage Council and Creative Ireland in 2019, the group commissioned Geoaerospace to undertake a LiDAR survey as a first step to discovering more about the site.
Ballyogan Moated Site was Adopted by Tyndall Mountain Club
Tyndall Mountain Club has been in existence for almost forty years. It has a Chairperson, Hon Secretary and Hon Treasurer and has c. 120 members. Members have contributed over the years to various community projects in association with An Taisce, Kilkenny Leader Partnership, Leave no Trace, Get Ireland Walking, Heritage Week and Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre development.
Other Adopt A Monument Ireland Sites
Other Adopt A Monument Ireland Sites
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Church of the Rath, Co. Cavan
Doon Fort, Co. Donegal
Earlshill Colliery & Powder House, Co. Tipperary
Gallowshill Motte, Co. Waterford
Graves of the Leinstermen, Co. Tipperary
Glenmalure Crusher Building, Co. Wicklow
Kilbarron Castle, Co. Donegal
Kilfinane Motte, Co. Limerick
Kilkerrin Battery Fort, Co. Clare
Kilmurry Lime Kiln, Co. Clare
Knockboy Church & Graveyard, Co. Waterford
Malin Well Old Church, Co. Donegal
Mountbellew Walled Garden, Co. Galway
Moygara Castle, Co. Sligo
Round Hill, Co. Waterford
St Finian’s Church & Graveyard, Co. Dublin
St Mullin’s Millrace, Co. Carlow
St Peter’s Church, Portlaoise, Co. Laois