Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Milltown (Ratoath By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Milltown (Ratoath By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.52016, -6.38297
- SMR number
- ME039-019----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
The cropmark of an oval enclosure (max. dims c. 65m ENE-WSW; c. 50m NNW-SSE) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on Bing images (2013). It was first identified by Tom Condit.
Situated on a slight rise on a gentle S-facing slope. The cropmark of an oval enclosure (max. dims c. 65m ENE-WSW; c. 50m NNW-SSE) defined by a single fosse feature (Wth c. 4m) is visible only on Digital Globe images (c. 2022-2013). The perimeter might be largely absent NE-SE, and it was first identified by T. Condit.
See the attached enhanced view from Bing (2013)
Compiled by: David O’Connor
Date of upload: 1 November 2013
Amended: 5 May 2022
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.