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Enclosure

Portgloriam, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Portgloriam, 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
Portgloriam
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.38128, -6.71374
SMR number
KD005-042----

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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)
  • 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

Situated on reclaimed grassland with stream marking townland boundary with Ballycanon immediately to W, Cropmark of circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 45m N-S) visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. Outline of monument clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/11/2019

See attached Google Earth orthophotos taken 28/06/2018 and 14/11/2019

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by John Mulligan

Date of upload: 26 May 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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