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House - medieval

Ballitore, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - medieval, Ballitore, 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
Ballitore
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.00641, -6.80423
SMR number
KD036-049001-

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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)
  • 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

Archaeological testing on the route of the Moone-Timolin-Ballitore Hill N9 Realignment Scheme produced significant amounts of medieval pottery and the possible remains of medieval structures, and resulted in the archaeological excavation (Licence No. 99E0202) of two fields within the area of the road-take to ascertain the nature and full extent of the site, which was numbered 'Site 45'. A large enclosure (KD036-049----) was found to contain two probable houses, 'Structure A' (KD036-049001-) and 'Structure B' (KD036-049002-). They lay parallel to one another, and less then 2m apart and comprised the remains of H-shaped foundation trenches with large packing stones. However, these were badly disturbed and difficult to trace, probably as a result of later ploughing activity. The houses were c. 12m long (NE-SW) by 4.5m wide. Large amounts of medieval pottery were associated with these structures, consisting mainly of Leinster cooking ware and local green-glazed wares, although some English and French wares were identified amongst the sherds. (www.excavations.ie; Opie 2009, 171-3)

Date of upload: 5 September 2016

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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