Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Moymet, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moymet
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.59238, -6.83560
- SMR number
- ME030-044002-
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
Situated on the summit of a broad low hill. The enclosure (ME03-0-044----) and its annexe (ME030-044001-) are within a large enclosure (diam. c. 130m E-W; c. 120m N-S) defined by a fosse feature which is barely visible SE-SW. A second, outer, fosse is visible W-N-ESE and there is an entrance gap through both fosses at WNW. Enclosure (ME030-043----) is c. 250m to the WNE and enclosure (ME030-045----) is c. 30m to the ENE. It was first reported by Ciaran McDonnell.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 12 March, 2019
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.