Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Kilcooly (navan Upper By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcooly (navan Upper By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.56979, -6.75363
- SMR number
- ME036-014----
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
Located on a fairly level landscape. Aerial photographs (CUCAP: AYM 15; BDU 49) show the cropmark of 4 small square fields (dims c. 40m N-S; c. 25m E-W) defined by wide fosse or moat features (Wth c. 2-4m) covering about 2-3 acres (c. 1 ha) close to church (ME036-015----). The cropmark of a large pond (diam. c. 30m) is attached at the E side and the fields may be connected with the retting of flax. The fields are entangled with the outer two enclosing elements of the ecclesiastical enclosure (ME036-015002-) associated with Kilcooley church (ME036-015----) which is c. 50m to the ESE at the closest point.
The above 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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revision: 5 July 2019
References
CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.