Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Balrinnet, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Balrinnet
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.39617, -6.98761
- SMR number
- KD003-005002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In open, very gently undulating pasture. A large square area (dims. L c. 200m; Wth c. 200m), incorporating a ruined castle (KD003-005001-) and a possible hollow way (KD003-005003-), is comprised of some nine rectangular fields (dims. L 30-50m; Wth 20-50m) defined by low scarps (H 0.3-0.6m) over external ground level and separated by broad, shallow fosses (Wth 2-3m: D 0.2-0.4m).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Road - hollow-wayunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.