Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Milltown (fore By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Milltown (fore By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.72391, -7.17577
- SMR number
- ME015-034----
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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 in a slight fold on an E-facing slope. According to the Civil Survey (1655) there were twenty cabins at Moylagh in 1641 as well as the church and castle, the property of Sir Richard Barnwall of Crickstown (ME039-006----) (Simington 1940, 266). A grass-covered area of about 1.5 ha (c. 4 acres) has relict field banks (Wth c. 4m; H c. 0.5m) creating small plots (dims c. 20m x c. 20m to c. 35m x c. 15m) aligned NE-SW, parallel with the current field walls. Amongst the plots is a single house platform (dims 12m E-W; 5.3m N-S) defined by low scarps. There are some old quarry holes in the area. The parish church of Moylagh (ME015-033001-) and its graveyard are immediately to the SW, and the motte (ME015-033----) is at the S end of the complex with relict field banks connecting with it.
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: 15 January 2019
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1940 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. V: county of Meath. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.