Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Baile Mhistéil, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baile Mhistéil
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.60864, -6.89521
- SMR number
- ME030-007----
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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 on a low rise in a level landscape on the E bank of a NNW-SSE section of the Athboy River, with the stream c. 250m to the W. This is a rectangular grass-covered area (dims 21m NE-SW; 20m NW-SE) defined by slight earthen banks (Wth of base 4.2-5.5m; int. H 0.3-0.5m; ext. H 0.7-0.8m) and outer fosses or moats (Wth of top 4-4.5m; Wth of base 0.8-1m; ext. D 0.25-0.4m). An entrance is not identified, but there is an old quarry in the moat towards the W end of the SW side. The visible profile had largely been removed by 2000 (OSAP).
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: 17 April 2019
References
OSAP - Ordnance Survey Aerial Photographs. Photographic collection. Ordnance Survey of Ireland. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.