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Moated site

Brackney, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Brackney, 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
Brackney
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.01100, -7.08366
SMR number
KD034-043----

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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)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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 tillage, c. 60m E of a small S-flowing stream which forms part of the county boundary with County Laois. Visible on an aerial photograph (GB 90.CM.13) as the cropmarks of two narrow, widely spaced fosses enclosing a large rectangular area (est. max. c. 70m E-W; c. 60m N-S) (pers. comm. Dr G. Barrett).

The attached image is copyright and reproduced courtesty of Dr Gillian Barrett.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 03 July 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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