User:Mrchris/Baronies/checklist
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- Checklist
- Find any new articles for this section at petscan Baronies, the current total count is 6.
- Remove anything that looks like it should not be [1].
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- Where the settlement is in relation to others.
- Include the distance and direction from the main town, or Kilkenny, or both.
- Include the distance and direction from the settlement's relevant regional or district capital, or county town.
- A note on the topography of the settlement, including its elevation above sea level, mentions of notable rivers, mountains or natural landmarks.
- A note on the geology of the territory.
- How settlement is shaped and lies in relation to administrative boundaries and its districts (if any).
- A note on any divisions or suburbs of the settlement.
- A note/section on the settlement's climate (where figures are available).
- Consider using Template:Compass-table.
- If local data is available, consider using Template:Climate chart.
This section provides a description of the physical geography. Topics that can be covered include, but are not limited to:
- the settlement's context in the region
- topology, natural features, landscape
- wildlife and vegetation
The purpose is to describe the settlement as a geographic entity and space. Describe how the settlement exists in the larger region (port on a river, harbor on a sea, agricultural community in the prairies, village in the mountains, suburb of city, etc.). The settlement as a geographic space is illustrated best with a map but can be explained by detailing the layout of the transportation infrastructure, neighborhoods, types of residential areas in relation to commercial or industrial spaces, etc.
Selected barony articles
This is a list of the baronies of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The county is subdivided into 12 baronies, which Kilkenny in the centre of the county, and clockwise from north of the county, Fassadinin, Gowran, Ida, Kilculliheen, Iverk, Knocktopher, Kells, Callan, Shillelogher (barony), Crannagh, Galmoy. There are more than 140 civil parishes and 1600 townlands (See List of townlands in County Kilkenny). (Full article...)
The barony of Callan (Irish: Callainn, meaning 'Callow land') is a barony in the west of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The barony is 22.9 square kilometres (8.8 sq mi) in size. It is one of 12 baronies in County Kilkenny. Unusually for a barony, it contains only two civil parishes which together comprise 65 townlands. The chief town is Callan. The barony is bordered by the baronies of Shillelogher to the north (whose chief town is Bennettsbridge) and by Kells to the south (whose chief town is Kells). The N76 road bisects the barony. Notable features include Callan Motte and Callan Augustinian Friary. (Full article...)