Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - ringwork
Mullaghreelan, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mullaghreelan
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.93601, -6.87353
- SMR number
- KD038-035----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
National Monument No. 589. Situated on steep hill with views in all directions. Very high, steep-sided circular area (diam. 40m) surrounded by an earthen bank and external fosse (H of outer face of bank to fosse base 7m) with slight traces of an outer bank and fosse. Entrance with causeway at SW. Reputed to be a residence of kings of Leinster (OSL 1838, 75). Situated on steep hill with views in all directions. (Po. Ringwork .)
Date of upload: 15 September 2016
References
OSL - Ordnance Survey Letters. Letters written by members of the Ordnance Survey's 'Topographical Department' (T. O'Conor, A. O'Curry, E. Curry, J. O'Donovan and P. O'Keeffe) sent to headquarters from the field (1834-41). MSS in Royal Irish Academy.
Nearby in the register
- Urn burialunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.