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Enclosure

Knockaulin, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Knockaulin, County Kildare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Knockaulin
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.11507, -6.77571
SMR number
KD028-038007-

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David 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

Discovered through archaeological excavation (Wailes 1990 19; Johnson 1990, 26-31) and possibly the earliest evidence of activity on Knockaulin Hill – predating the extensive Iron Age activity and the enclosing of the hilltop to form Dún Ailinne (KD028-038001-). A small Neolithic enclosure comprised a roughly circular ditch (diam. c. 20m) in which was found a hollow scraper and a fragment of a leaf-shaped flint arrowhead. (Waddell 1998, 344)

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 15 July 2013

This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 200/1954).

References

Johnson, S.A. 1990, The Neolithic and Bronge Age Activity at Dún Ailinne, Co. Kildare, Emania, No 7, 1990, 26-31.

Wailes, B. 1990 Dun Ailinne: a summary excavation report, Emania 7, 10-21.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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