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Ringfort - rath

Greyabbey, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Greyabbey, 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
Greyabbey
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.14698, -6.93022
SMR number
KD022-032001-

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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

On the moderately steep, E-facing slope of Silliothill, in pasture. The poorly preserved, overgrown remains of the W quadrant of a possible bivallate rath survive. The site is defined by a well-preserved, inner earthen bank (int. H 1.4m; Wth 1.9m; ext H 3.1m) and a broad, deep, outer fosse (Wth 4.7m; D 2m) SW-W-NW, with a second, outer bank (int H 2.4m; Wth 1.8m; ext H 0.1-0.5m)visible WSW-WNW. From NW-N-NE, the site appears to have been truncated and is defined by a later, straight scarp (H 1.7m). From NE-E-SW, a later field bank defines the interior. Two gaps, at NE (Wth 2.6m) and SW (Wth 3m), appear to be modern. Bradley et al. (1986 vol. 4, 437-8) suggest this monument may be associated with the deserted settlement of Silliothill borough (KD022-032----).

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 22-12-2011

Nearby in the register

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

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