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Mound

Clonard New, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Mound, Clonard New, County Kildare, 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
Clonard New
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.43814, -6.99694
SMR number
KD001-009----

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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)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Depicted on the 1st. ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map as a substantial circular earthwork (est. diam. c. 50m) located in an orchard enclosed along the N, S and SW sides by an extensive range of buildings which have since been removed. Described by Wilde (1849) as 'a very perfect ancient tumulus'. On level improved pasture c. 350m S of the confluence of the N-flowing Glash River with the NE-flowing River Boyne. A fairly high, steep-sided, grass-covered, sub-circular, earthen mound (H 7m; diams. at base 38m NE-SW; 36m NW-SE) rises to a narrow, level, sub-rectangular upper surface (dims. L 12m NE-SW; Wth 2.9m NW-SE). A low berm (Wth 2m; H 0.6m) girdles the base ESE-S. The sides of the mound are poached by livestock at NW and SE and reveal a composition of gravel and clay.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 10 June 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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