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Linear earthwork

Bishopscourt Upper, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Linear earthwork, Bishopscourt Upper, 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
Bishopscourt Upper
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
53.25541, -6.57962
SMR number
KD020-031----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

Situated on S edge of gently sloping grassland overlooking area of marshland and stream immediately to SE which marks townland boundary with Kill East. Kill motte and bailey (KD019-008004) c. 1km to SSW, Castlewarden motte and bailey (KD015-009001-) approx. 2.4km to NE. Bishopscourt Castle (KD015-012----) was located near Bishopscourt House located approx. 1km to the N. A linear earthwork depicted on 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a field boundary running roughly WNW-ESE to the SW of a newly built house consists of a high round topped earthen bank (top Wth c. 2m; H 1.5m) with V-shaped fosse (D 1m; Wth 1.5m) running along NE side. Mr. O'Malley suggested that this may be an upstanding section of the Dublin 'Pale' a section of which (KD020-008----) remains upstanding approx. 4km to the SE at Kilteel Church (KD020-007002-) and graveyard (KD020-007006-). Upstanding earthwork possibly represents the remains of a medieval boundary between two manorial estates (Kill Manor & Castlewarden) or could possibly belong to the Dublin pale.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Dr. Michael O'Malley

Date of upload: 31 October 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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