Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Thurstianstown, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Thurstianstown
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.68880, -6.55900
- SMR number
- ME019-047----
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
Flat-topped and grass-covered oval mound (dims of top 39m N-S; 23m E-W; dims of base 85m N-S; 70m E-W; H 3.5m at W to 8m generally) with some scrub has an irregular berm (Wth c. 10m) around the base SE-W-N. From S-NW the berm is defined by a wide bank (Wth c. 14m; H 1m) and could be interpreted as a possible bailey.
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.
Date of revision: 2 June 2016
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.