Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ráth Chairn, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ráth Chairn
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.61825, -6.87135
- SMR number
- ME030-037----
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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
Situated on a fairly level landscape. This feature was identified on LiDAR material and is described (Davies 2011, 39-40) as a circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 40m) defined by a ditch or fosse (D 0.2m).
Compiled by Geraldine Stout
Upload date: 29 February 2012
References
Davis, S. 2011 The unseen Hill of Ward: new insights from LiDAR data. Archaeology Ireland, vol. 25, No. 4, 36-40.
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.