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Moated site

Drumsru (Kilmeage North ED), County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Drumsru, County Kildare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Drumsru (Kilmeage North ED)
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.25584, -6.91860
SMR number
KD017-003----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

On level pasture c. 50m N of the SW-flowing Slate River and located almost equidistantly between two raths; KD017-002---- c. 700m to the WSW and KD017-004---- c. 800m to the ESE. A large square area (int. dims. L c. 40m; Wth c. 40m) is defined by a very poorly preserved inner earthen bank (Wth 2.6m; int H 0.2m; ext. H 1.7m) along the E side, and by a broad, steep-sided outer fosse (Wth. 4.9-5.6m; D 1-1.3m). A large limestone block (L 0.8m; H 0.15m) retains the outer face of the fosse mid-way along the N side and to its E several even larger blocks (L 1.1m; Wth 0.8m; H 0.9m) have slipped to the bottom of the fosse but may originally have been part of an entrance to the site. The fosse is heavily poached by livestock along the S side and a later field bank runs on its outer edge along the W. The interior is almost completely overgrown with blackthorn, briar, holly and hazel, some of which is coppiced.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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