Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - stepped barrow
Knockaulin, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockaulin
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.12298, -6.77818
- SMR number
- KD028-035----
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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 E-facing pasture slope at the N foot of Knockaillinne and overlooked by Dun Aillinne (KD028-038----) c. 630m to the S. A low, partially dug-out, circular area (diam. 18m; H above external ground level 0.6-1.6m) is girdled by a broad berm (Wth 2.9-3.1m) SW-N-SE, which is heavily poached at W, and by a wide outer fosse (Wth at base 1.5m at S-2.4m at N; Wth at ground surface 7.8m at E-8.6m at S; overall diam. of monument 44.4m).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 18 February 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.