Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Icehouse
Longtown Demesne (downings Ed), County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Longtown Demesne (downings Ed)
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tumulus
- Coordinates
- 53.27661, -6.71720
- SMR number
- KD014-039001-
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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
Built into the N sector of a motte, presumably by the owners of 'Longtown House' c. 150m to the N. The structure is inaccessible, but consists of a doorway (Wth 0.8m; H 1.6m) opening on to a long, narrow passage (L c. 3.5m; Wth 0.9m) built of mortared stone with a brick roof, leading S to a larger, rectangular chamber (est. dims. L c. 3m; Wth c. 2m; H c. 2m).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.