Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Barrettstown (donore Ed), County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barrettstown (donore Ed)
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.25388, -6.69661
- SMR number
- KD019-001005-
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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
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.
KD019-001005- is the most southerly barrow in the group. A small circular area (diam 13.3m) is defined by a scarp (H1.9m), and an outer fosse (Wth 1.2m; D 0.8m) SE-SW.
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
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.