Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Girley, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Girley
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.66387, -6.91791
- SMR number
- ME023-024----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (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
Visible as a circular feature on aerial images OSI (2010), Bing (c. 2013) and Google Earth (2005), but not on earlier series such as OSI (1995, 2000). It is situated on a level landscape, and its construction c. 2005 as a very good imitation rath is confirmed locally. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 21m) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth of base 4.7-5.5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.7-0.8m) with no fosse. There is an entrance gap (Wth of top 4.5m; Wth of base 1.3m) at NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload; 25 May, 2016
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.