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Ringfort - rath

Iffernock, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Iffernock, County Meath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Iffernock
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.54687, -6.75333
SMR number
ME036-057002-

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David 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)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a fairly level landscape. Aerial photographs by Conor Newman show three enclosures within a field system (ME036-057001-) and it is also visible on Bing images (2013). This enclosure (diam. c. 30m) is defined by a single fosse feature (Wth c. 2-4m) and it has an internal circular feature (diam. c. 15m) defined by a narrow trench feature inside the perimeter at N. The rath (ME036-057003-) is conjoined with its fosse at SW. It was also photographed by Noel and Conor Murphy in July 2018.

See the attached view courtesy of Noel and Conor Murphy

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 8 July, 2019
Amended: 11 February 2022

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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