Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Kilkea Upper, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilkea Upper
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.93485, -6.90452
- SMR number
- KD037-035----
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Shown on 5 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
Aerial photograph (CUCAP AVM 7) shows cropmark of small field system defined by fosses. Two other small field sytems (KD037-036---- and KD037-037----) and a circular enclosure (KD037-034----) occur in the immediate vicinity. There features are also visible on a later (1989) aerial photo (GB89.AG.16).
Date of upload: 15 September 2016
References
CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.