Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathdaniel, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathdaniel
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.79512, -6.44207
- SMR number
- LH020-026----
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 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located on the spine of a W-E spur, towards the top. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) defined by a single fosse (Wth c. 3-4m) is only visible on Google Earth (16/03/2021; 21/07/2021). There is a wide opening (Wth c. 15m) on the down-slope side at E. It was first reported by Anthony Murphy.
See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (21/07/2021)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 31 August 2021
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.