Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Annagh (fore By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Annagh (fore By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.72062, -7.22641
- SMR number
- ME014-022----
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 ridge in an undulating low-lying landscape. This is a raised subcircular and grass-covered area (diam. 24m NNE-SSW; 21m WNW-ESE) defined by a scrub-covered earthen bank (Wth of base 6-6.5m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 1.3-1.9m) separated by a fosse (Wth of top 5.5-6m; Wth of base 1m; ext. D 0.2-0.4m) from an outer bank (Wth of base 3m; ext. H 1m) that only survives SW-N-E. The widened entrance through the inner (Wth of base 4m) bank and a causeway (Wth of top 2.6m; H 0.35m) are at E. The monument has become overgrown since 1969 (Digitalmap).
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: 22 November 2018
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.