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Ringfort - rath

Rathangan Demesne, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Rathangan Demesne, 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
Rathangan Demesne
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.21436, -6.99074
SMR number
KD017-061----

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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

Situated in grassland, 150m S of Rathangan House on Rathangan Demesne in area of woodland on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. Cropmark of circular enclosure (approx. diam. 37m) with possible entrance gap at E clearly visible on Google Earth aerial imagery taken 28/06/2018.

See attached Google Earth image showing enclosure provided by Anthony Murphy

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Anthony Murphy

Date of upload: 18 February 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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