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Long mortuary enclosure

Newgrange, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Long mortuary enclosure, Newgrange, County Meath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Newgrange
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.68901, -6.48280
SMR number
ME019-094002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located on a slight S-facing slope at the NW edge of the Univallate Henge (ME019-094----). This is the cropmark of an oblong area (dims 33m plus NNW-SSE; 15m ENE-WSW), which is rounded at the narrow ends and defined by a ditch (Wth 2.5m), but a NNE-SSW field bank truncates the enclosure at the N end. (Condit and Keegan 2018, 36-43, Figs 32-37)

 

Compiled by: Michael Moore

References

Condit, T. and Keegan, M. 2018 Aerial investigation and mapping of the Newgrange landscape, Brú na Bóinne, Co. Meath. Interim Report. Available online

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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