Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynaskea, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynaskea
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.45371, -6.84339
- SMR number
- ME048-046----
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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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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 at the N edge of the valley of a small W-E stream that is c. 70m to the S. The cropmark of a circular enclosure defined by an inner (diam. c. 35m) and outer (diam. c. 55m) fosse features is visible on aerial imaged (ME048-045_1 to _3) taken in July 2018. The inner feature appears to be entire but the outer is D-shaped, backing onto the scarp down to the valley floor. It is not visible on any other aerial images.
Compiled by: Michael Moore on details provided by Noel and Conor Murphy.
Date of upload: 7 August, 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.