Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Branganstown, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Branganstown
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.52774, -6.69871
- SMR number
- ME037-024----
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 in the valley of the SE-NW Boycetown River, with an E-W section of the stream c. 30m to the S. Subcircular, grass-covered area (dims 36m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by a scarp with surrounding fosse (Wth 4.5-6.5m; ext. D 0.1-0.2m generally to 1m at N). There is no identifiable original entrance. Earthwork (ME037-023----) is c. 50m to the NNW.
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.
Date of revision: 14 May 2016
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - embanked barrowunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.