Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilcarty, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcarty
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.54274, -6.66274
- SMR number
- ME037-049----
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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 on a slight rise in a low-lying position with a small S-N stream c. 130m to the W. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) defined by a single positive or bank-like feature (Wth c. 2-4m) is visible on Google Earth (20/03/2018; 07/05/2017). There is a possible entrance (Wth c. 4m at ENE and a break in the bank (Wth c. 6m) at W. It is probably a rath and was first reported by Jean-Charles Caillére.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 2 April, 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.