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Ecclesiastical enclosure

Clonshanbo,Farranadum (Balraheen ED) (Detached portion), County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ecclesiastical enclosure, Clonshanbo, Farranadum (Detached portion), 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
Clonshanbo,Farranadum (Balraheen ED) (Detached portion)
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Killeen Moat
Coordinates
53.35287, -6.71353
SMR number
KD010-010----

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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

In generally level pasture which falls very gently to the S. A very large oval area (diams. c. 350m N-S; c. 250m E-W) is defined by a hedged field boundary bank SE-W-NE (skirted by a modern road S-NW), while from NE-E-SE a dry, shallow fosse (Wth 4.5m; D 0.2-0.3m) defines the site. A second, curving, inner fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.15m) is visible c. 30m N of the outer fosse SE-S-SW. A later, earthen field boundary runs E-W across the interior to S of centre and is abutted on its S side by a slightly raised, oval area (diams. 40m E-W; 25m N-S) defined by a very long (L 6-12m), low scarp (H 0.2-0.4m), which is named 'Killeen Moat' on the OS 6-inch map, which suggests an ecclesiastical association. (CUCAP AVO 78, AVR 11, 1968; Cullen 1999, 50-51)

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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