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Rathmore

An Ráth Mhór

A recorded enclosure retains traces of banks, a broad ditch and an ice-house.

Recorded locationRathmore53.32449° N · 6.94651° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • An Ráth Mhór · Irish · main form
  • Rathmore · English · main form

Place & story

A possible moated site

The National Monuments Service describes a rectangular earthwork in Rathmore, measuring about 40 metres east–west by 33.5 metres north–south inside. A 1955 description suggested it might be a moated site. The later record identifies a bank and broad ditch on the south, with an ice-house at the ditch’s western end. Hedges follow surviving boundaries on the north and west; the eastern enclosure shown on the 1911 map was no longer visible when described. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kildare
Barony
Carbury
Civil parish
Ardkill
Coordinates
53.32449, -6.94651
Mapped area
2.09 km²
Logainm ID
25611 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Rathmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. KD008-019, Rathmore Windmill Cross ED; uploaded10June2011 · Gearóid Conroy, National Monuments Service
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-11-05. How this page was prepared.