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Ringfort - rath

Richardstown (Ardee By., Richardstown Par.), County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Richardstown (Ardee By., Richardstown Par.), County Louth, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Richardstown (Ardee By., Richardstown Par.)
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.85578, -6.45061
SMR number
LH018-071----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated towards the bottom of a N-facing slope in the valley of the W-E River Dee, a S-bound loop of which is c. 400m to the NNW. The cropmark of a circular area (int. diam. c. 45m N-S; c. 45m E-W) defined by a wide fosse feature (Wth c. 3-5m) is visible on Google Earth (27/06/2019). It is also visible on OSI images (2000), and was first reported by Anthony Murphy, having been discovered by his son, Finn.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 11 November 2019

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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