Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Crossakeel, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Crossakeel
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.70958, -7.02638
- SMR number
- ME016-028----
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
Located at the SW summit of the broad NE-SW ridge of Crossakeel. This is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 43m ENE-WSW; 38m NNW-SSE) defined by an eroded earthen bank (Wth of base c. 8-15m; int. H 0.3-0.5m; ext. H 0.7-0.8m). There is no visible fosse and the original entrance is not identified.
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: 26 February 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.