Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
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
- 53.69931, -6.49387
- SMR number
- ME019-099----
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
A possible barrow identified from Lidar Survey of the Boyne Valley (Davis et. al. 2010, 172-3). Recorded by Davis as Site E5-ii.
See attached Lidar image of the monument, taken from Davis et. al. 2010, 172.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 15 November 2013
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
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