Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone head
Gorteen (Dunfierth ED), County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gorteen (Dunfierth ED)
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.39773, -6.84706
- SMR number
- KD004-004----
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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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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
Built into the W wall of the courtyard at Metcalfe Park house. A square stone (dims. c. 0.2m; c. 0.2m) carrying a face carved in low relief showing the eyes with lids and pupils, the lips placed off-centre below a broad, flared nose, and with 'crew-cut' style hair in pocked relief. Appears to be in a secondary location. Its original location (designated KD000-001----) is unknown.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Armorial plaque (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.