Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Bellewstown (duleek Upper By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bellewstown (duleek Upper By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.64609, -6.38025
- SMR number
- ME027-129----
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
Located at the bottom of the steep N-facing slope of Bellewstown Hill. A subcircular grass-covered enclosure (dims c. 40m E-W; c. 35m N-S) defined by what appears to be a large fosse (Wth c. 8-10m) is most clearly visible on Google Earth (05/10/2009; 28/01/2017; 15/02/2019). The field system (ME027-129001-) is immediately to the E. It is also visible on Aerial Premium c. 2013-2019, and the enclosure was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére.
See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (28/01/2017)
Compiiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload 11 October 2021
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.