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Enclosure

Kilbrannish North,Kilbrannish South, County Carlow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Kilbrannish North, Kilbrannish South, County Carlow, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Kilbrannish North,Kilbrannish South
County
Carlow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
NULL
Coordinates
52.64891, -6.73480
SMR number
CW020-008----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Marked on 1839 and 1908 'OS 6-inch' maps as wooded area and visible on aerial photograph (GSIAP R3/10). Located on SE slope of ridge. Large circular enclosure (diam. c. 130m) surrounding a cross-roads, interior now cleared of trees. Enclosing bank only survives in SW quadrant (Wth c. 3m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.4m) and is visible as a crop mark on AP (GSIAP R3/10) in NE and SE quadrants. Possible trace of fosse in SW quadrant.

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 19 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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