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
- KD014-023002-
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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
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, a late-15th century ogival, single-light window, the head of which bears geometric decoration. The house also contains a late-15th century, ogival twin-light window (KD014-023001-) and there are two small, early-18th century date stones (KD014-023003-, KD014-023004-) on the grounds.
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.