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Ring-ditch

Knockbrack, County Dublin, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ring-ditch, Knockbrack, County Dublin, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Knockbrack
County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.57235, -6.25949
SMR number
DU004-082----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located in a large arable field on Knockbrack Hill, this ring-ditch is part of a palimpsest of field systems and enclosures. The ring-ditch is located within the NW quadrant of the Knockbrack ceremonial enclosure (DU004-012006-), c. 65m NW of the summit of the hill (H 586ft OD) where a barrow (DU004-0120067-) is located. The ring-ditch is clearly visible on Apple Maps (June 2018). It comprises a circular feature (ext. diam. c. 16m) defined by a ditch (Wth. <1m) that is clearly visible along the SE and NW perimeters in the above aerial imagery.

Compiled by: Tom Condit

Uploaded on: 22 April 2021

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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