Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Blackrath And Athgarvan, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Blackrath And Athgarvan
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.14547, -6.78452
- SMR number
- KD023-035----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In landscaped grounds. A circular area (diam. 21m) is enclosed by an earthen bank and fosse. The level interior is planted with grass and shrubs and is used as a horse cemetery.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 30 May 2012
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.