Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Newtownmoyaghy (deece Upper By., Moyglare Par.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtownmoyaghy (deece Upper By., Moyglare Par.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.40138, -6.65791
- SMR number
- ME049-038----
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
Situated on a slight S-facing slope overlooking a small NW-SE stream c. 80m to the SW and the NW-SE Rye River which is c. 500m to the SW. Archaeological testing (19E0547) of an extensive area (max. dims c. 350m NW-SE; c. 280m NE-SW) identified a D-shaped enclosure (int. dims c. 53m NE-SW; c. 50m NW-SE) with the straight edge at SE (excavations.ie 2019:243). It is defined by a fosse (Wth of top 2-2.5m) that was sampled at two points (D 0.95; 1.2m) and there is an entrance gap (Wth 2.9m) at SW. No artefacts were recovered from the fosse, but a furnace bottom was encountered 8.5m N of the enclosure. (Coen 2019, 13-14)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 29 September
References
Coen, L. 2019 Newtownmoyaghy, Kilcock, Co. Meath. Archaeological Impact Assessment. Licence: 19E0547. Unpublished report, Archer Heritage Planning
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