Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Newtownpilsworth, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtownpilsworth
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.90012, -6.93069
- SMR number
- KD039-004001-
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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 BGN 54) shows cropmarks of two widely spaced apparently concentric fosses (est. diam. of inner enclosure c. 40m; est overall diam. c. 90m). The area between the inner and outer fosse appears to have radial subdivisions. Possibly a ringfort with a radial field system. Similar to Garvoge ringfort (No.***).
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
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.