Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballyvoneen, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyvoneen
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.40333, -6.78612
- SMR number
- KD004-055----
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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
A bivallate circular-shaped hilltop enclosure is depicted standing on top of Ballyvolane [Ballyvoneen] Hill on Taylor's Map of Kildare, 1783. This enclosure is not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. The partial outline of a possible enclosure are visible in this area on Google Earth aerial imagery. An OS trig. station is marked at this location on the revised ed. OS 6-inch map.
See attached images of enclosure taken from Taylor's Map of Kildare, 1783 and Google Earth.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Edward O'Riordan.
References
Andrews, J.H. (ed.) 1983 A Map of the County of Kildare. Lieu:t Alex:r Taylor of His Majesty's 81:st Reg:t 1783. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy.
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.