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Kilriffin

Meath, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0692

Location

Atlas number
IR0692 (692)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Meath
Historic county
Meath
Parish, community, or townland
Kilriffin
Latitude
53.85080
Longitude
-6.67570
Altitude
73 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant and Likely destroyed
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
1.02 ha
Footprint
1.33 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop
Aspect
level
Land use
woodland, pasture, and scrub or bracken

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database ME006-062001
National record
record ME 006
Wikidata
Q31081836

Sources