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Ráith na Ríg, Tara (Turntable Movie)
Ráith na Ríg, the Fort of the Kings, seems to have been given this name in the medieval period because of the royal associations with the monuments enclosed by it. These include Tech Cormaic, regarded as Cormac mac Airt’s royal residence and the Forrad. The monument is a large ovoid enclosure. It is defined by an internal ditch and an external bank which is best preserved in the south-western and …
Creator
- The Discovery Programme
Publisher
- The Discovery Programme
Subject
- National Monuments in State Care
- Hilltop enclosure
- archaeological sites
- archaeology
- national monuments
- hillforts
- Archaeological site
- Archaeology
Type of item
- Movie
Medium
- Earth
Creator
- The Discovery Programme
Publisher
- The Discovery Programme
Subject
- National Monuments in State Care
- Hilltop enclosure
- archaeological sites
- archaeology
- national monuments
- hillforts
- Archaeological site
- Archaeology
Type of item
- Movie
Medium
- Earth
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Rights
- Copyright ©The Discovery Programme
Temporal
- Uncertain
Places
- Ráith na Ríg, Tara
Provenance
- FLI-Map 400 Lidar Survey of the Hill of Tara. FLI-MAP 400; an aerial LiDAR survey system, was initially designed to survey infrastructural assets such as roads, railways and electricity supply networks. The sensor system mounted beneath the main helicopter fuselage consists of: Three 150 kHz LiDAR sensors (7◦ forward, nadir and 7◦ aft);Scanning angle 60◦Accuracy (relative) Horizontal 5 cm, Vertical 3 cmMultiple returns 4Two RTK GPS receivers – provide accurate location in used in conjunction with RTK base stations;Inertial Navigation System (INS)- continuously track the position, orientation, and velocity of the helicopter; Digital imaging (11 megapixel) and digital video capture.Resulting data sets include first return (DSM) and last return point (DTM, basre earth) models
Identifier
- http://3dicons.dcu.gr/object/HA/1334
Extent
- from bank to bank within oval: diameter 310 metres
Providing country
- Ireland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-28T10:56:32.220Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-08-19T11:25:33.309Z