Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Monknewtown, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monknewtown
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.72744, -6.49127
- SMR number
- ME019-096----
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 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A circular, flat-topped mound (Diam. c.125m) was identified from Lidar coverage (Davis et al 2010, 158,B5-i).
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
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.