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Ringfort - rath

Raffin, County Meath, Ireland

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Townland
Raffin
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicaetd
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.79016, -6.75001
SMR number
ME011-041----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 a fairly level landscape. This feature is not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. It is a raised, circular and grass-covered area (diam. 41m E-W; 39m N-S) defined by a scarp (at W: Wth 4m; H 1.3m). The entrance may be at E and the perimeter at N is slightly truncated by an ENE-WSW field bank.

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: 10 April 2019

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

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