What is recorded here

Indicated, Blackwood (robertstown Ed) is an enormous, poorly preserved hexagonal bawn in County Kildare, stretching nearly 170 metres north to south and 160 metres east to west. A low earthen bank, densely overgrown with briar and thorn along its northern edge, still marks the boundary beside a modern field drain that replaced the original outer fosse. The eastern side has vanished under a farm track leading to the nearby tower house, leaving the vast interior as featureless pasture where the true shape of the enclosure has nearly disappeared.

On level pasture, immediately W of a tower house (KD013-016001-). A very large but poorly preserved, hexagonal area (dims. L c. 170m N-S; Wth c. 160m E-W) is defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 3m; int H 0.8m; ext H 2.2m) which is densely overgrown with briar and thorn along the N, and an outer fosse (Wth 2.3m; D 1.2m) which has been recut as a modern field drain. Along the E side, bordering the tower house, the enclosing elements are removed and overlain by a farm track. The level interior is featureless. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

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