Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Settlement deserted - medieval
Ardscull, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardscull
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- KD035-010002-
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to Bradley et al. (1986a, Vol. I, 23-4), there are no documentary references to Ardscull before the coming of the Normans, after which it’s likely that it became a borough of some importance. In 1282, it was noted that William de Mohun had held Ardscull until his death and that there were 160 burgesses there, as well as a mill and a church. Ardscull was burned in 1286 by Philip Stanton, and later, in 1316, Edward Bruce defeated the justiciar’s (chief governor of Ireland) army 2km N of Ardscull at Skerries. The precise location and extent of the borough is unknown: it’s likely to have been either in the vicinity of the fine motte (KD035-010001-) or near the church (KD035-012001-), graveyard (KD035-012004-), and very large, but levelled ecclesiastical enclosure (KD035-012002-), just over 1km to the SE; or possibly somewhere between the two.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 29 November 2013
References
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1986 Urban Archaeological Survey - County Kildare (4 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.