Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Knockbrack, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockbrack
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.57348, -6.25884
- SMR number
- DU004-012009-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Geophysical survey (Licence no. 13R084) was undertaken at the site by the Discovery Programme as part of the ‘Late Iron Age and “Roman” Ireland’ project. This site is characterised by a cluster of three ring-ditches (5-12m diam.). Located north of the hilltop enclosure (DU004-012006-) where the line of the enclosure flattens out, possibly to avoid these ring-ditches which visibly overlap indicating multi-phases activity (Dowling 2015, 9).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 6 February 2015
References
Dowling, G. 2015 Geophysical investigations at Knockbrack Co. Dublin (Licence no. 13R084). Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ceremonial enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.