Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathgorragh, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathgorragh
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Moat
- Coordinates
- 53.24495, -6.56309
- SMR number
- KD020-003----
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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
In level, well-drained pasture. A raised, circular area (diam. 42.5m; H 1m at SW - 3m elsewhere), with a slightly concave surface, is defined by a broad fosse (W 4m; D. 1m) W-N-ESE, infilled elsewhere, and by slight traces of a possible outer earthen bank at NW. Visible on a 2005 aerial photo (OSi Orthophoto)
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Font (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.