Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Rath (ratoath By., Greenoge Par.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rath (ratoath By., Greenoge Par.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.47340, -6.34875
- SMR number
- ME045-056----
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
Situated on a slight W-facing slope down to a small S-N stream. A small field system (dims c. 50m NW-SE;
c. 50m NE-SW) defined by the crop marks of sections of ditches is attached to the N of the small enclosure (ME045-055----) and is visible on Digital Globe images (2011-13) and Google Earth (04/07/2008; 30/05/2009; 24/06/2018; 21/04/2019).. it was first reported by T. Condit.
See the attached view from Digital Globe (2011-13)
Compiled by: David O’Connor
Date of upload: 4 November 2013
Amended: 21 December 2021
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.