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Moated site

Boherkill,Guidenstown North, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Boherkill, Guidenstown North, 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
Boherkill,Guidenstown North
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.20350, -6.95245
SMR number
KD017-026----

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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 a narrow tillage spur projecting W from the W-foot of Grange Hill (OD 743 feet), c. 100m SE of a possible rath (KD017-038----). A very overgrown but otherwise fairly well-preserved, almost square area (dims. L 60m NE-SW; Wth 58m NW-SE) is defined by a grass and thorn covered, steep-sided bank of earth and stone (Wth 2m; int H 1.7m; ext H 2.2m) with an entrance gap (Wth 2.8m) mid-way along the SW side, and a by a broad outer fosse (Wth. 6-7m; D. 1.5m). The monument is protected by a Preservation Order issued in 2002.

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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