Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Wolfestown, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Wolfestown
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.19715, -6.56465
- SMR number
- KD025-001----
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a short, moderately steep-sided pasture ridge (WNW-ESE) with an extensive sand/gravel quarry c. 50m to the ENE. A circular area (diam. 30m) is defined by a generally low earthen bank (int. H 0.1-0.6m; Wth 0.8-1.9m; ext H 0.6-2.1m) S-NW-SE which is reduced to a low scarp (H 1m) elsewhere. The enclosing bank is best preserved SSW-W-NW where it is hedged and reused as a field boundary. There is no visible surface trace of a fosse. An arc of spoil and large stones (L 20m; Wth 5m) has been dumped against the enclosing bank at NE. The interior has been partially dug out, leaving an L-shaped depression (L 15m SW-NE; L 12.5m WNW-ESE; Wth 7m).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 23 July 2012
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.