Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Brownstown (carnalway Ed), County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Brownstown (carnalway Ed)
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.14856, -6.72943
- SMR number
- KD023-115----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In 1997 and 1998, archaeological monitoring (Purcell 1998: Excavation Licence No. 97E0449) of soil-stripping in advance of the development of a large scale sand-and-gravel extraction pit identified part of a large curvilinear feature. A section was excavated and revealed a V-shaped ditch (Wth 2m; D 0.5m) which was traced for 23m in length. Both ends continued under the surrounding, undisturbed topsoil, suggesting that it is part of a larger circular enclosure. It is likely that the remainder of the feature survives under the surrounding ploughsoil. The topsoil was backfilled after the section had been dug, and no development works were undertaken in this area.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 20 December 2012
References
Purcell A. 2001 Excavation and Specialist Reports. Corbally, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare. M. Gowan & Co. Ltd. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.