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Enclosure

Barrettstown (Donore ED), County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Barrettstown, 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
Barrettstown (Donore ED)
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
53.25467, -6.69671
SMR number
KD019-001004-

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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

Eight barrows occupy the fairly level, nettle-covered, narrow upper surface of a short, N-S esker in level pasture, with evidence of extensive former sand/gravel-pit extraction immediately to the N and E. Six contiguous barrows (KD019-001001-, KD019-001002- and KD019-001003-/006/008-/009-) 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-/007-) lies c. 48m slightly down slope, and outside the enclosure, to the S. A large U -shaped area (dims. L. c. 70m N-S) with a straight S side (Wth c. 50m) girdles the lower W, N and E slopes of an esker and is defined by an inner fosse (Wth 3-4m; D 1-1.5m) and a low, outer earthen bank (Wth 4.5m; ext. H 0.7m). At its S end a broader and possibly later inner earthen bank (Wth 7m; int H 0.5m; ext H 1.1m) and outer fosse (Wth 0.9m; D 0.4m) straddles the esker E-W to complete the enclosure. On top of the esker this bank curves around to the N to accommodate a small limekiln.

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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