Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Usk, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Usk
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.05614, -6.73351
- SMR number
- KD032-027----
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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
In level pasture overlooking lower rushy ground to the SE and overlooked by a moderately steep-sided ridge SSW-N-NNE. A poorly preserved oval area (int. 30.3m E-W; 23m; N-S) is enclosed by a low broad earthen bank (int. H 0.1-0.3m; Wth across top 2.1m at S-6.1m at N; ext H 0.3-1.1m) and by a shallow outer fosse (D 0.1-0.8m; Wth at base 1.5-3.2m). A denuded gap (Wth 3.6m) in the enclosing bank at W has a corresponding causeway across the fosse outside.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 25 October 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cursusunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.