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Barrow - ditch barrow

Longstone, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ditch barrow, Longstone, 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
Longstone
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.12657, -6.62740
SMR number
KD029-060----

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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

In grassland, with adjoining ditch-barrow (KD029-061----) to SW. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 15m) defined by a ditch visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2020. Cropmark of large semi-circular shaped feature to W visible on Google Earth photo of unknown significance. May be the remains of a geomorphological feature rather than the remains of an archaeological feature.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Seán Sourke.

Date of upload: 16 October 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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