Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Inchaquire, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inchaquire
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.04117, -6.79763
- SMR number
- KD032-035----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a very gentle S-facing pasture slope. One of three closely associated raths (along with KD032-034---- to the NNE and KD032-036---- to the SSW) recorded on the 1st ed. (1839) of the OS 6-inch map, where it is shown as a large circular area enclosed by a bank (est. max. diam. c. 60m). Described in 1972 as a roughly circular area (int. diam. 37m) enclosed by a low earthen bank (SMR file). The monument has since been reduced to a slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 30m) defined by a low scarp (H 0.2-0.3m).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 30 October 2013
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.