Field system in Boolies (kells Upper By., Donaghpatrick Ed)

Located in a slight hollow in a fairly level landscape with a small and meandering NE-SW stream forming its W edge. It was first recorded on an aerial photograph by L. Swan c. 1970 and the features are also visible on vertical images (GSIAP: N 267-8). Their visible profile had been removed by 1984 (SMR file), although traces of features might still be visible on Google Earth (14/11/2019). An area of about 3.3 ha (c. 8.5 acres) has grass-covered earthwork banks and ditches creating some small plots (dims c. 50m x c. 20-30m) with some platforms that might be house sites. There are also some old quarries. See the attached image (_01) from the L. Swan collection:“Oblique aerial photograph taken by Leo Swan of Boolies, County Meath.,” accessed March 12, 2023, http://lswanaerial.locloudhosting.net/items/show/32280 (_02) from Google Earth 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 GSIAP – Geological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1973). Geological Survey, Beggars Bush, Haddington Rd., Dublin 4. SMR file – Sites and Monuments Record files in the National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage