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Enclosure

Ballymore Eustace West, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Ballymore Eustace West, 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
Ballymore Eustace West
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
53.12467, -6.62002
SMR number
KD029-052----

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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

Near the top (500 foot contour) of a short but steep E-facing pasture slope overlooking the River Liffey to the E. Two other enclosures lies a short distance to the S (KD029-053----) and SE (KD029-054----). A fairly well-preserved oval, penannular enclosure, open towards the NE (int. diams. 27.5m N-S; 24m E-W) is defined by a low grass-covered inner, earthen bank (int. H 0.3-1.2m; Wth 1.4-3.5m; ext. H 0.3-0.5m) ENE- S-W-N, and by a shallow outer fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 1.2-3.4m) recut as a later drain ENE-SE. Naturally rising ground means the W-half of the interior rises steeply (H 2.7m).

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 17 September 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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