Kilkenny Viewpoint and Picnic Area is thought to derive its name from a nearby farm, originally named Kilkenny after the capture of Kilkenny town in Ireland by Cromwell in 1650.
Part of the area of Kilkenny Viewpoint and Picnic Area is designated as a RIGS [Regionally Important Geological/Geomorphological Sites]. It is not just a well used recreational site, but also an important wildlife conservation area; listed as a key site by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.
More than a hundred different species of flowering plants have been recorded at Kilkenny Viewpoint as well as twenty two different species of butterflies, including the nationally rare Duke of Burgundy, Small Blue and Chalk Hill Blue. In order to maintain this nationally rare grassland habitat the site is grazed during the winter months.
In 1986 an extremely rare flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating to approximately 1800-1200BC (Bronze Age) was discovered; and is now on loan to the Cheltenham museum.
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Kilkenny Viewpoint and Picnic Area