What is recorded here

Ten acres of rectangular fields still mark the north edge of the Ardanew plateau, their boundaries hidden inside wide silted drains rather than standing walls. The main drain passes thirty metres from the graveyard before curving around its west side, suggesting the church and farmland developed as one lived landscape. People may have walked these same water-cut lines for generations, measuring seed, harvest and prayer against the same steady shape.

Situated at the N edge of a plateau. The church of Ardanew (ME042-012----) is within a field system defined by silted drains (Wth of top c. 8m; Wth of base c.3-4m; D 0.5m) forming rectangular fields (dims c. 100m N-S; c. 30-40m E-W) depending from a NW-SE drain c. 30m from the S side of the graveyard which curves around the W side of the graveyard. The fields cover an area of about 10 acres (c. 4 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/revision: 12 August 2019

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