Moated site in Brackney, County Kildare

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

In level tillage, c. 60m E of a small S-flowing stream which forms part of the county boundary with County Laois. Visible on an aerial photograph (GB 90.CM.13) as the cropmarks of two narrow, widely spaced fosses enclosing a large rectangular area (est. max. c. 70m E-W; c. 60m N-S) (pers. comm. Dr G. Barrett). The attached image is copyright and reproduced courtesty of Dr Gillian Barrett.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD034-043

Places near here

Photo credits

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Maker not stated on source page, br.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.midlandsireland.ie
Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

milestone/milepost440 yd

Explorer Tom Milestone or milepost in Blackford is wearing its 1818 boundaries like a cheap hat. Legend says a goat once ruled this…

Pedunculate Oak910 yd

Explorer Tom Pedunculate Oak in County Laois is incredibly proud of that one branch that looks exactly like a sleeping dragon. It…

Hairyhead WoodWood · 1336 yd

Explorer Tom Hairyhead Wood in County Laois would bring a really loud kazoo to any party it was invited to, just to make sure nobody…

Saint Peters GraveyardGraveyard · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Saint Peters Graveyard in County Laois holds the secret of a priest who lost a bet on whether he could find a headstone…

Saint Peter's Church (Curraclone)Church/chapel · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Saint Peter's Church in Monaferrick is an 1804 estate church with a three-storey tower that looks like it’s trying to…

CastleCastle, unclassified · 1.2 mi

Explorer Tom Castle in Ballykilcavan smells like damp earth and regret, which is exactly how Tom would describe it if he were…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in MonaferrickFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.2 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Monaferrick is locked in a bitter feud with the rain and losing badly. Bushes have…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kylebeg (clanmallagh By.)Fairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.3 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kylebeg is playing hard to get. A cow once tried to buy it, but the price was too…

Churchtown CemeteryCemetery · 1.4 mi

Explorer Tom Churchtown Cemetery has an imaginary fan club that meets every Tuesday to discuss its headstones, even though nobody…

Tony Byrne Park, St Josephs GAAGAA ground · 1.5 mi

Cobbler's Castle Walk; Car ParkVisitor information · 1.6 mi

Explorer Tom Cobbler's Castle Walk, Car Park Visitor information in County Laois would post "Just parked my soul" on social media.…

Oughaval Wood MapVisitor information · 1.9 mi

Explorer Tom Oughaval Wood Map is cursed so that anyone who doesn't wave at the trees will get lost in a loop for three days…

More archaeology and monuments in County Kildare · All of County Kildare

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover