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The Curragh Plains The project was commissioned jointly by Kildare County Council and the Department of Defence in order to: help protect and conserve the special status of this landscape. help manage more effectively the diverse yet critical uses of the Plains; and to help realise its potential as a destination of value to locals and visitors alike, thereby contributing to the local and regional economy. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by ryaner 17th March 2021ce

Curragh (Kildare ED) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) — Fieldnotes

Browsing the map you see a row of nine barrows under 100 metres in length and reckon it's worth investigating. What you find could be said to be madly underwhelming, and yet... The Curragh is full of barrows, north of the motorway, south of the motorway, north-west of the racecourse, on the army rifle range, on the Kildare golf course, they're everywhere. What was their purpose and who built them and when? Well there's this on one of the 'barrows' on the golf course "Some of these possible barrows may in fact be lunging rings." (Look it up - I had to.) Well you learn something new every day and the Curragh is very famous for horses. But this group cannot be any of that other stuff. Aligned north-west/south-east, they are definitely there, small ditch rings with low central mounds. I struggled to see them, never mind photograph them, but was intrigued enough to persist. I can't say they're burial mounds with any certainty, but I'd recommend a visit if you're in the locality. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by ryaner 9th June 2020ce

Curragh (Kildare ED) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) — Miscellaneous

The entry at archaeology.ie: Class: Barrow - ditch barrow Townland: CURRAGH (Kildare ED) Scheduled for inclusion in the next revision of the RMP: Yes Description: On a long, gentle S-facing slope. The northernmost of a linear group of nine possible barrows (KD022-090---- to KD022-098----) with two more 'outliers' at the N (KD022-089----) and S ends (KD022-099----). Visible on an aerial photograph (DoD 1999). The group form a gently curving line (L c. 80m NW-SE) and all comprise small, low, circular, flat-topped mounds (basal diams. 4.9-6.2m; upper surface diams. 2.8-3.4m; H 0.1-0.2m), all (except the most southerly (KD022-098----)) defined by faint traces of a fosse (Wth 1m). They are not evenly spaced and lie between 2m and 20m apart. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by ryaner 8th June 2020ce

Curragh (Kildare ED) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) — Images (click to view fullsize)

Posted by ryaner 8th June 2020ce

Little Curragh Barrow V (Round Barrow(s)) — Images

Posted by ryaner 8th June 2020ce

Little Curragh Barrow VI (Round Barrow(s)) — Images

Posted by ryaner 8th June 2020ce

Curragh (Kildare ED) (Round Barrow(s)) — Images

Posted by ryaner 8th June 2020ce