Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Milltown (kells By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Milltown (kells By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.69336, -6.87359
- SMR number
- ME017-035----
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 N-facing slope. This is a small, flat-topped and grass-covered mound (diam. of top 14.4m ENE-WSW; 12m NNW-SSE; diam. of base 22.5m ENE-WSW; H 2-2.6m), with traces of a possible fosse SW-W.
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 upload: 10 July 2007
Nearby in the register
- Font (present location)under 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.