Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Dovecote
Rathcoffey Demesne, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathcoffey Demesne
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Old Pigeon Ho.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.33246, -6.66941
- SMR number
- KD010-045----
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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
Dovectote situated on the demesne lands of Rathcoffey Castle (KD010-018001-) and House (KD010-018004-/005-)standing 260m to ESE. Annotated on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map as 'Old Pigeon Ho.' but not depicted on subsequent editions of the OS maps. No surface remains visible of dovecote on Digital Globe aerial photograph.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 2 August 2018
Nearby in the register
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.