Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Newtown Or Ballyfallon, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown Or Ballyfallon
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.59798, -6.89098
- SMR number
- ME030-012----
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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 the W bank of a NW-SE section of the Athboy River with the stream c. 80m to the NE. It is not depicted on any map but is visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: N 76, 77, 96, 97) but only barely on later series. It was described in 1985 (SMR file) as a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 63m N-S; 57m E-W) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth of base c. 3m; int. H 0.5m) ESE-W, and a complete fosse (Wth of top 4-6m; int. D 0.4m at E to 1m at S; ext. D 0.2m). There was a wide gap (Wth of base 7m) in the bank at SW.
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
GSIAP - Geological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1973). Geological Survey. Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.