Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Curragh (Kildare ED), County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curragh (Kildare ED)
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.17383, -6.88530
- SMR number
- KD022-119----
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid 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 gently sloping pasture in an area known as the Little Curragh. Ring-barrow known as Raheenanairy (KD022-042----) located 350m to NE. Outline of monument clearly visible on 2005 OSI aerial photographs. Poorly preserved ring-barrow (overall diam. 28m) consisting of a circular area (diam. 19m) enclosed by a shallow fosse (Wth 2.5m; ext. D 0.1m) and the faintest remains of much degraded bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.1m) now visible as a slight rise of ground. No other features visible.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by David Brennan.
Date of upload: 15 July 2016
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.