Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Meeltanagh (ardagh By.), County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Meeltanagh (ardagh By.)
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.64551, -7.65136
- SMR number
- LF019-107001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In poorly drained, low-lying pasture. A raised circular area (diam. c. 38m) enclosed from NE-S-SW by a partially denuded low bank of earth and stone (Wth 4-4.5m; H 0.4-0.5m) and elsewhere defined by a scarp (H 1-1.1m). A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded a fosse and noted that the original entrance may have been either at E or SW. Neither of these features is identifiable. Adjoining the rath at NW is a possible moated site (LF019-107002-).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 4 February 2012
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.