Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Realtoge, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Realtoge
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.64253, -6.58341
- SMR number
- ME026-011----
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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)
- 1811 · 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
The following 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.
Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007
Uneven oval area defined by earthen bank (dims. 49m NW-SE, 41m NE-SW) with external fosse. House site, defined by earthen bank with external ditch (L 9m N-S, W 5m E-W) against inner edge of bank at E. Entrance gap, but no causeway at SE.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.