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Field system
Clowanstown (skreen By., Skreen Ed.),ross (skreen By., Skreen Par.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clowanstown (skreen By., Skreen Ed.),ross (skreen By., Skreen Par.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.56659, -6.57037
- SMR number
- ME038-002----
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 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated in a fairly level landscape. An oblique aerial photograph (CUCAP: AYS058) from 1969 shows the cropmark of a circular enclosure (ME038-001----). At S a leat leads S to connect with the cropmark of an E-W drain of a rectangular field system. The fields are large (dims c. 100m x c. 100m) defined by straight drains that are roughly aligned with the present field system. Excavation (E003092) of a section of a NW-SE feature of the field system revealed that it had a stone-lined drain at its base and is post-medieval in date. (Wiggins et al. 2009; 2010)
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 upload: 10 July 2007
Amended: 13 April 2022
References
Wiggins, K., Duszynski, B, and V. Ginn 2009 M3 Clonee-North of Kells Contract 2 Dunshaughlin-Navan. Report on Archaeological Excavation of Ross 1, Co. Meath. Licence: E003092. Final unpublished report, Archaeological Consultancy Services
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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.