Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Calgath, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Calgath
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Mound
- Latest-edition OS map
- Mound
- Coordinates
- 53.42514, -6.65748
- SMR number
- ME049-014----
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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
Marked on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a small feature and described in gothic lettering as a ‘Mound’. It was described as a circular mound (diam. 24m E-W, H 1.6m) truncated by ditch at S and with the holy well (ME049-014001-) at the centre (Moore 1987, 34), but the well has been conserved since 1985, and the mound is no longer prominent.
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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revision: 11 September, 2015
References
Moore, M. 1987 Archaeological inventory of county Meath. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.