Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathbody, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathbody
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 53.91790, -6.58955
- SMR number
- LH014-001----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007
Situated on top of natural ridge. Sub-circular area (int. dims. 26m E-W, 19m N-S) enclosed by much-degraded earthen bank (Wth 4.5m, H 0.4m internally, 1.3m externally) now visible as scarped platform, except in W quadrant. Traces of fosse (Wth 4m, D 0.7m) and internal berm-like feature (Wth 5.5m) at base of platform. No visible trace of ancient entrance. Much of the W half of interior is taken up by a depression and banks of uncertain significance.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.