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Enclosure

Newtownmoyaghy (Deece Upper By., Moyglare Par.), County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Newtownmoyaghy (Deece Upper By., Moyglare Par.), 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
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----

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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)
  • 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 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 Unpublished report, Archer Heritage Planning

Nearby in the register

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

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