Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Architectural feature
Turnings Upper, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Turnings Upper
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.28738, -6.62064
- SMR number
- KD014-023001-
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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
Turnings House is a heavily rendered, three storied, five-bayed structure, built in the early-18th century according to the owner. At ground-floor level it incorporates a fine, late-15th century ogival, twin-light window, the head of which is decorated with a knot pattern, a monkey, a bird and an unidentified animal. (Fitzgerald 1902, 482) The original location of the window is unknown. The house also contains a late-15th century ogival, single-light window (KD014-023002-) and there are two small, early-18th century date stones (KD014-023003-, KD014-023004-) on the grounds. (Record number KD014-023005- has been created to cover the (unknown) Original location of the twin-light window (KD014-023001-) and record number KD014-023006- covers the (unknown) original location of the single-light window (KD014-023002-).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Architectural featureunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.