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Barrow - stepped barrow

Pagestown, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - stepped barrow, Pagestown, 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
Pagestown
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Fort
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.43229, -6.59641
SMR number
ME050-013----

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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. This is a raised circular and grass-covered area (diam. 55.5m ENE-WSW; 51.5m NNW-SSE) defined by a fosse (Wth of top 8m at ENE to 15m at S; int. D 1.6-2m; ext. D 0.7m at ENE to 1.6m at S) and an outer bank (Wth of base 10m at WSW to 15m at ENE; Wth of top 1m at S to 12m at ENE; ext. H 1.8m at WSW to 2.3m at ENE-S) and a slight outer fosse (Wth of top 9-13m; Wth of base 2m; ext. D 0.3-0.5m). A field bank (Wth of base 6m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2.3m) is built on the outer edge of the bank and forms the townland boundary with Killowen to the E from NE-ESE where the outer fosse is transformed into a drain (Wth of top 6.5m; Wth of base 1m; ext. D 2m) (max. ext. diam. 107m ENE-WSW). There is an entrance in the bank with the remains of a causeway across the fosse is at E.

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 upload: 10 July 2007
Amended: 29 October 2021, 24 March 2023

Nearby in the register

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

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