Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathangan Demesne, County Kildare, Ireland
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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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
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.