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Enclosure

Brownstown (Carnalway ED), County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Brownstown, 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
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----

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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

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 Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.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

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

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