Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Knowth, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knowth
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.69974, -6.48914
- SMR number
- ME019-093----
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 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A circular enclosure identified on Lidar coverage (Davis et al 2010, 171-3,E5-i). Enclosure visible on Google Earth aerial photographs taken on the 12 November 2005 and on the 12 July 2013.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 12 November 2013
See attached Google Earth aerial photographs showing monument on the 12 November 2005 (ME019-093----_01.jpg) and on the 12 July 2013 (ME019-093----_01.jpg).
References
Davis, S., Megarry, W., Brady, C., Lewis, H., Cummins, T., Guinan, L., Turner, J., Gallagher, C., Brown, T. and Meehan, R. Boyne Valley Landscapes Project. Phase III Final Report 2010. The Heritage Council. http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/INSTAR_Database/AR01047_Boyne_Valley_Final_Report_10.pdf
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Kilnunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - passage tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.