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Barrow - stepped barrow

Barrettstown (donore Ed), County Kildare, Ireland

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Townland
Barrettstown (donore Ed)
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.25452, -6.69649
SMR number
KD019-001003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Eight barrows occupy the fairly level, nettle-covered, narrow upper surface of a short, N-S esker in level pasture, with evidence of previous extensive sand/gravel extraction immediately to the N and E. Six contiguous barrows (KD019-001001-, KD019-001002-, KD019-001003-, KD019-001006-, KD019-001008-, KD019-001009-) run N-S, in-line at the N end of the esker and are contained in an enclosure (KD019-001004-) which girdles the lower slopes of the esker, while a seventh and eight barrow (KD019-001005-, KD019-001007-, ) lies c. 48m slightly down slope, and outside the enclosure, to the S.
KD019-001003- is the third-most northerly barrow in the group. A small circular area (diam. 6.6m) is defined by a low, broad berm (Wth 3.2m; ext H 0.1-0.4m) NW-NE and SE-SW. The monument is abutted at N by another barrow (KD019-001002-).

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Revised by: Caimin O'Brien with details kindly provided by Chris Corlett

Date of revised upload: 29 November 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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