Field system in Balsaw

Situated on a level landscape. Aerial photographs from c. 1950 (ACAP: V307/1590) and 1973 (GSIAP: N 269) show the cropmarks of a rectangular field system associated with enclosure sites (ME018-016----). The fields (dims c. 70m x c. 50m) are aligned N-S generally and not with the current field system. They cover and area of about 35acres (c. 14 ha). 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 Revised: 24 March 2023 ACAP – Air Corps Aerial Photographs. Baldonnel, Co. Dublin GSIAP – Geological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1973). Geological Survey, Beggars Bush, Haddington Rd., Dublin 4.