Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lordstown, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lordstown
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.70027, -7.06509
- SMR number
- ME015-098----
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a slight rise in a fairly level landscape. This a raised and grass-covered subcircular area (dims 33m ENE-WSW; 27m NNW-SSE) defined by an earthen bank (at WSW: Wth of base 6.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.2m) SSW-W, which is largely reduced to a scarp (at ENE: Wth 3m; H 0.3m) and hedge. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Part of the perimeter has been quarried at SSE.
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: 9 January 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.