Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Kildoon, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kildoon
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.09827, -6.90940
- SMR number
- KD027-035----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a narrow, steep-sided esker, portions of which have been quarried away to the E, W and S. According to Dowling (1935-45, 454), ‘On a high esker which has been almost completely excavated by sand diggers a Dun or Fort formerly existed …’. The upper surface of the esker has also been partially quarried and no recognisable surface trace of a monument survives.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 16 October 2012
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.