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Field system

Fidorfe, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Field system, Fidorfe, County Meath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Fidorfe
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.46632, -6.42783
SMR number
ME045-019----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Situated on a level landscape that slopes down slightly to the N. An unmapped field system of small rectangular or square fields (dims c. 25m x c. 25m) defined by the cropmarks of ditches is visible on oblique aerial photographs (CUCAP: BGN 013-14) from 1971. They are also visible, although less distinct, on aerial photograph (LS AS 35BWN_00 059_03) taken by Leo Swan. It covers an area of about 12 ha. (c. 30 acres) with a concentrated area (dims c. 100m x c.100m) at the centre with smaller plots (dims c. 30m x c. 15m). No house sites are identifiable and the smaller plots could be associated with flax-growing. The fields are also visible on Google Earth (24/06/2018; 21/07/2021). (Feeley 2001, 40-1, No. 25)

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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.

Date of revision: 23 May 2016
Amended: 17 December 2021

References

Feeley, E. 2001 A survey of archaeological remains OS sheet 45 – Co. Meath. Ríocht na Mídhe, vol. 12, 27-66.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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