Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Foxtown, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Foxtown
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.52839, -6.71621
- SMR number
- ME037-021----
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
Situated in a fairly low-lying position in an undulating landscape with a NNW-SSE esker ridge c. 200m to the W and higher ground to the N and SE. This is a raised and slightly domed, grass-covered and circular platform (diam. 32.5m N-S; 29.5m E-W) defined by a scarp (Wth 7-7.2m; H 2-2.2m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 9.5-11; ext. D 0.5m). The widened ramp entrance (Wth of base 4.2m) with a causeway (Wth of top 1.8m; H 0.4m) is at SE, but there are old quarries at E and S.
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: 21 August 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - embanked barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.