Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Castleboy (skreen By., Tara Par.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castleboy (skreen By., Tara Par.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Forradh
- Latest-edition OS map
- Forradh
- Coordinates
- 53.57858, -6.61213
- SMR number
- ME031-033010-
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
Raised subcircular area (dim. c. 24m) defined by fosse with two other banks and intervening fosse. Entrance may be at E. Standing stone (ME031-033014-) located on top. (Macalister 1931, 25-7).
Nearby in the register
- Standing stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ceremonial enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.