Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Oldgrange (Fontstown ED), County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oldgrange (Fontstown ED)
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.03996, -6.87756
- SMR number
- KD031-055----
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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
Cropmark of roughly rectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. 43m NE-SW) visible on Google Earth aerial imagery taken 28/06/2018. Could be the remains of a levelled moated site or possibly the site of the 'Old Grange' after which the townland was named.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Seán Sourke
Date of upload: 20 April 2021
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.