Appendix 4 – Sites and Monuments Record
Appendix 4 – Sites and Monuments Record
Archaeological sites are included in the Sites and Monuments Record under the provisions of Section 12(1) of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1994.
Section 12(3) of the Act states “When the owner or occupier…of a monument or place which has been recorded under subsection (1) or any person proposes to carry out, or to cause or permit the carrying out of, any work at or in relation to such monument or place, he shall give notice in writing of his proposal to carry out the work to the [Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government] and shall not, except in the case of urgent necessity and with the consent of the [Minister] commence the work for a period of two months after having given the notice.”
Section 16 of the Act prohibits the use or possession of detection devices “in, or at the site of, a monument recorded under Section 12.”
The following table lists the Recorded Monuments and Places located in Rathkeale. Refer to Maps 5 National Monuments in the Appendix 1 for the location of the monuments below.
RMP Ref. No. |
Classification |
Townland |
LI029-026 |
Castle (Tower Hs) |
Castlematrix |
LI029-028 |
Ringfort |
Enniscoush |
LI029-29 |
Standing Stone |
Rathkeale |
LI029-031001 |
Historic Town |
Abbeylands, English Tenements, Enniscoush, Rathkeale |
LI029-031002 |
Bridge |
English Tenements, Enniscoush, Rathkeale |
LI029-031003 |
Castle |
English Tenements, Enniscoush, Rathkeale (not located) |
LI029-031004 |
Church |
Enniscoush |
LI029-031005 |
Graveyard |
Enniscoush |
LI029-031006 |
Religious House |
Abbeylands |
LI029-031007 |
Enclosure |
Enniscoush |
LI029-031008 |
Memorial Stone |
Enniscoush |
LI029-031009 |
Memorial Stone |
Enniscoush |
LI029-031010 |
Memorial Stone |
Enniscoush |
LI029-031011 |
Graveyard |
Abbeylands |
LI029-031012 |
House 16th/17th C |
Abbeylands, English Tenements, Rathkeale (not located) |
LI029-031013 |
Market Cross |
Abbeylands, English Tenements, Rathkeale (not located) |
LI029-031014 |
Excavation |
English Tenements |
LI029-145 |
Barrow |
Abbeylands |