Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Griffinrath, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Griffinrath
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.34292, -6.57163
- SMR number
- KD011-064----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · 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
Roughly square-shaped earthwork, possibly a moated site visible in on aerial photograph (LS_AS_67BWN_00076_03) taken by Leo Swan. On this aerial photograph the upstanding monument is situated close to an ESB pole in a field with post medieval ridge and furrow cultivation ridges. Levelled monument not visible today on Bing Maps aerial photograph.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 3 March 2016
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.