Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Baltrasna (fore By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baltrasna (fore By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.73018, -7.21423
- SMR number
- ME014-015----
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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 a ridge in an undulating landscape. This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 47.5m N-S; 38m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 6.5-7m; int. H 0.5-0.8m; int. H 2.5-2.8m) separated by a fosse (Wth of top 7.5-8m; Wth of base 1.7-2m; ext. D 0.7m at ENE to 1.15m at WSW) from an outer overgrown bank (at WNW: Wth of base 4.3m; ext. H 0.7m), both of which only survive E-W-N. There are entrances through the inner bank at NNE (Wth of base 3m) and SSW (Wth 3m), both probably modern. Enclosure (ME0014-016----) is c. 70m to the 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: 21 November 2018
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.