Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Oldtown (Carnalway ED), County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oldtown (Carnalway ED)
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.18462, -6.67863
- SMR number
- KD024-005----
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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 a low NE-SW pasture ridge surrounded by marshy ground. A slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 36m NW-SE; overall diam. c. 44m NW-SE) rises slightly towards the perimeter where very slight traces of an enclosing earthen bank survive (ext. H 0.6m), with a very shallow outer fosse (Wth 2m ; D 0.1m). There is a large gap in both bank and fosse at N.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Seán Sourke
Date of revised upload: 30 June 2021
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.