Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Ardglassan, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardglassan
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.71196, -7.04255
- SMR number
- ME016-059----
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 relatively low ground with limited views. There is a knoll immediately to the NE and a second one c. 100m to the E. A circular grass-covered platform (diam. 17.3m N-S; 16.8m E-W) is surrounded by a clearly visible U-shaped fosse (Wth of top c. 9m; Wth at base 3m; max. D c. 1m) except E-SSW where there is evidence for quarrying.
Compiled by: Claire Breen & Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 26 February 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.