Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Newtown (fore By., Killallon Ed), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (fore By., Killallon Ed)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.68020, -7.06470
- SMR number
- ME022-009----
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
Situated at the edge of a terrace overlooking a small NW-SE canalised stream c. 70m to the SW in a low-lying undulating landscape and within the field system (ME022-007----). It is described as a circular mound of earth (diam. of base c. 20m; diam. of top c. 9m; H 1m) (SMR file).
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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revision: 10 January 2019
Amended: 29 September 2022
References
SMR file - Sites and monuments record files in the National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.