Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Knocklough, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocklough
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.71004, -7.11972
- SMR number
- ME015-104----
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 on a shelf, which is on the SE-facing slope of a small hill. This is a circular mound (diam. of top 10.3m NE-SW; diam. of base 13.3m NE-SW; H 0.7m) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 4-5m; Wth of base 1-1.5m; ext. D 0.8-0.9m) and an outer earthen bank (Wth of base 3-6m; ext. H 0.6-0.7m) There is an entrance (Wth of base 4.2m) and causeway (Wth of top 1.7m; H 0.4m) at E. The outer bank is incorporated in a NE-SW field bank at 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: 10 January 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.