Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Bodingtown, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bodingtown
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.57547, -6.32031
- SMR number
- ME033-061----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Situated in the shallow valley of the SW-NE Delvin River, with a SW-NE section of the stream c. 20m to the S. It was first identified by Ivor Kenny. A circular grass-covered area (diam c. 40m) defined by a wide fosse feature (Wth c. 5m) is visible on Bing images. It is also visible on Google Earth (2009) where it has an entrance feature at NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 4 June, 2014
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Barrow - stepped barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.