Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Curragh (ballysax East Ed), County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curragh (ballysax East Ed)
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.13513, -6.79097
- SMR number
- KD028-016----
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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
A small, raised, central area (diam. c. 6m) is enclosed by a fosse (overall diam. 10.2m) which has been disturbed by military trenches. There are traces of a possible outer bank (W c. 1.5m), and the site is partially covered with gorse. (O'Riordáin 1950, 274: Site E)
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
References
Ó Ríordáin 1950, S.P. 1950 Excavation of some earthworks on the Curragh, Co. Kildare. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 53 C 2, 249-77.
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