Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Reask (ratoath By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Reask (ratoath By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.54120, -6.48308
- SMR number
- ME038-043----
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
Located on a slight E-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular area (diam. c. 45m) defined by a complete fosse, with a second fosse SSE-W-NE is visible on OSI aerial images (2005). There is no identifiable entrance, but elements of field drains attach to the outer fosse at E, S and NW creating annexes that do not extend far (max. L c. 40m) from the rath. It was first reported by Colin Byrne, Briarleas, Co. Meath.
See the attached view from OSI images (2005)
Compiled by Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 13/03/2012
Amended: 15 September 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- House - 16th/17th centuryunder 1 mi
- House - 17th/18th centuryunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.