List of national monuments in County Kildare

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The Irish state has officially approved the following list of national monuments in County Kildare. In the Republic of Ireland, a structure or site may be deemed to be a "national monument", and therefore worthy of state protection, if it is of national importance. If the land adjoining the monument is essential to protect it, this land may also be protected.

National Monuments

NM#Monument nameDescriptionImageTownlandLocation
681 Conolly's Folly Folly/Obelisk Conollys Folly - the obelisk.jpg Barrogstown West 53°22′10″N6°33′36″W / 53.36943°N 6.55990°W / 53.36943; -6.55990 (Conolly's Folly)
471 Castledermot Round Tower Round Tower & Crosses Castledermot monastic remains.jpg Castledermot 52°54′38″N6°50′06″W / 52.910458°N 6.834934°W / 52.910458; -6.834934 (Castledermot Round Tower)
200 Castledermot Abbey Friary (Franciscan) Castledermot Friary NW 2013 09 06.jpg Castledermot 52°54′31″N6°50′14″W / 52.908556°N 6.837141°W / 52.908556; -6.837141 (Castledermot Abbey)
394 Furness Church Church Forenaghts Great 53°13′25″N6°36′09″W / 53.22367°N 6.60249°W / 53.22367; -6.60249 (Furness Church)
629 Grange Castle Castle Grange Castle, County Kildare.jpg Grange West 53°22′30″N7°04′05″W / 53.375118°N 7.068169°W / 53.375118; -7.068169 (Grange Castle)
528 Jigginstown House House - 16th/17th Century Jigginstown House, Naas, Co. Kildare.jpg Jigginstown 53°12′50″N6°40′57″W / 53.213788°N 6.682488°W / 53.213788; -6.682488 (Jigginstown House)
275 Kilteel Castle Castle & Cross Kilteel tower-house.JPG Kilteel Upper 53°13′57″N6°31′39″W / 53.23263°N 6.52745°W / 53.23263; -6.52745 (Kilteel Castle)
485 Maynooth Castle Castle Maynooth Castle4.jpg Maynooth 53°22′51″N6°35′40″W / 53.38079°N 6.5944°W / 53.38079; -6.5944 (Maynooth Castle)
674 Moone High Cross High Cross Cruz de Moone.jpg Moone 52°58′46″N6°49′31″W / 52.979409257343704°N 6.825243914650416°W / 52.979409257343704; -6.825243914650416 (Moone High Cross)
589 Mullaghreelan Rath Ringfort Mullaghreelan 52°56′09″N6°52′24″W / 52.935953°N 6.873419°W / 52.935953; -6.873419 (Mullaghreelan Rath)
71 Old Kilcullen Church, Round Tower & Crosses Old Kilcullen tower.jpg Old Kilcullen 53°06′28″N6°45′39″W / 53.10776°N 6.76080°W / 53.10776; -6.76080 (Old Kilcullen)
190 Oughter Ard Tower Round Tower & Church Oughterard Irish Round Tower County Kildare.JPG Oughter Ard 53°16′40″N6°33′57″W / 53.277716°N 6.565894°W / 53.277716; -6.565894 (Oughter Ard Tower)
305 Punchestown Longstone Standing Stone Punchestown Great Standing Stone, County Kildare.jpg Punchestown Great 53°11′31″N6°37′42″W / 53.19184°N 6.62838°W / 53.19184; -6.62838 (Punchestown Longstone)
404 Rathcoffey Castle Castle gatehouse Rathcoffey Castle.jpg Rathcoffey Demesne 53°19′53″N6°39′53″W / 53.33140°N 6.66472°W / 53.33140; -6.66472 (Rathcoffey Castle)
503 St John's Tower Tower, formerly part of hospital Skenagun 52°54′50″N6°50′16″W / 52.91399°N 6.83781°W / 52.91399; -6.83781 (St John's Tower)
70, 578 Taghadoe Round Tower and Church Taghadoe Round Tower and Church.jpg Taghadoe 53°21′12″N6°36′48″W / 53.353199°N 6.613237°W / 53.353199; -6.613237 (Taghadoe)

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