Overview
Indicated — Mulphedder is recorded as Barrow — bowl-barrow in Meath. Situated at the crest of a NE-facing slope down to a canalised WNW-ESE section of the Clonard River, which is c. 320m to the N. It is depicted on the undated manuscript map (2161, (48)) in NLI, and it is represented as a small copse on the 1836 and 1912 editions of the OS 6-inch map.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: It is depicted on the undated manuscript map (2161, (48)) in NLI, and it is represented as a small copse on the 1836 and 1912 editions of the OS 6-inch map.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: H 3.4m E-S to 4.7-5.2m W-N) surrounded by an earth bank (Wth c. 2m
What was found
The saved account records: Situated at the crest of a NE-facing slope down to a canalised WNW-ESE section of the Clonard River, which is c. 320m to the N.
What remains
The saved account records: This is a circular grass-covered mound (diam.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Mulphedder matters because the source ties barrow — bowl-barrow to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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