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House - 16th/17th century

Rathkenny, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - 16th/17th century, Rathkenny, County Meath, 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
Rathkenny
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Castle
Latest-edition OS map
Castle (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.74964, -6.64791
SMR number
ME012-040001-

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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)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · 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

The house is situated in a col between Simpson’s Mountain that rises c. 90m over it c. 1.2km to the NE and lower hills that rise c. 40-60m over it c. 1-1.3km to the SW, SSE and SE. The headwaters of the S-N Killary Water are c. 70m to the E. A two storey and attic house (int. dims 12.4m N-S; 6.4m E-W) is attached to the S of the tower house (ME012-040002-), but most of the W wall does not survive and there is a base-batter on the E wall. Located towards the N end of the E wall (T 1.95m) is a flat-arched doorway (Wth 1.5m) that has a blocked embrasure just to its S. The S wall has a small fireplace (Wth 1.35m) and there may be another fireplace towards the S end of the W wall. The first floor has two large windows in the E wall and a robbed fireplace, the flue of which projects on the outside of the wall, on the S wall. There is evidence of at least one window in the S gable of the house. Archaeological testing (07E0971) by C. Duffy c. 15-30m to the E and SE at the closest point produced no related material (excavations.ie 2007:1378).

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: 13 June 2016
Amended: 9 March 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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