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Ringfort - unclassified

Carnew, County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - unclassified, Carnew, County Wicklow, 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
Carnew
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.70959, -6.49001
SMR number
WI047-023----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

Situated in field on E outskirts of Carnew Village and immediately W of Glendale housing estate. A small stream running E-W in field 50m to N is depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. Carnew Castle (WI047-009----) lies 650m to W. An L-shaped building and small square shaped field to S of building is depicted at the location of the cropmark on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map.
Possible levelled ringfort consisting of a circular shaped area (approx. diam. 32m) defined by a broad well preserved cropmark with traces of an external enclosing element visible as a faint cropmark. Entrance gap clearly visible at SE. Outline of levelled monument visible on earlier OSI orthophotos.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien with details and photos kindly supplied by Dinny Kinsella and Barry Lacey

Date of upload: 23 August 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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