Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Castleboy (skreen By., Tara Par.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castleboy (skreen By., Tara Par.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Rath Riogh or Cathair Crofinn
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rath Riogh or Cathair Crofinn
- Coordinates
- 53.57839, -6.61227
- SMR number
- ME031-033005-
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
The following 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.
Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007
Oval area, defined by earthen bank with internal fosse SSE-NE and elsewhere by field fence (dims. c. 310m NNE-SSW, c. 210m ESE-WNW). No original entrances detected. (MacAlister 1931, 19. 20)
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Standing stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.