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Muff, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Muff
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Gallows Hill Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gallows Hill
- Coordinates
- 53.82898, -6.76085
- SMR number
- ME005-069----
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
Situated on top of a hill that is described as ‘Gallows Hill’ in italic lettering on the OS 6-inch maps. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 37m E-W; 35m N-S) defined by a low scarp (Wth 4-5m; H 0.5m at E to 1m at W) separated by a slight fosse or berm (Wth 2-3m) from an outer grass-covered bank (Wth of base 6.5-9m; int. H 0-0.2m; ext. H 0.4-0.5m). There are traces of a second outer fosse NW-E, and there is a gap in the bank at SE.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revision: 5 September 2018
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.