Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Castletown (moyfenrath Lower By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletown (moyfenrath Lower By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.51005, -6.82357
- SMR number
- ME042-038----
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 on top of a small hill in a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (ext. diam. c. 60m) defined by two closely-spaced fosse features is visible on aerial photographs (ME042-038_1 to _4) taken in July 2018.
See the attached view courtesy of Noel and Conor Murphy
Compiled by Michael Moore based on details provided by Noel and Conor Murphy.
Date of upload: 7 August, 2018
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.