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Ring-ditch

Glebe South, County Dublin, Ireland

The record

Townland
Glebe South
County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.58471, -6.18813
SMR number
DU005-138002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

One of two similar ring-ditches excavated (Licence no. 04E0680) in advance of development. Located 17m south of ring-ditch (DU005-138001-) this ring-ditch (6m diam.) contained four cremation burial deposits. Fourteen small annular blue glass beads and an unidentified iron object were found with one cremation and three small blue glass beads with another. An amber toggle bead was found in the upper layers of the ditch. Charcoal from a cremation yielded a calibrated radiocarbon date of 360-90 BC (Carroll et al. 2008, 126).

Compiled by: Christine Baker

Date of upload: 2 February 2015

Carroll, J. Ryan, F. and Wiggins, K. 2008 Archaeological excavations at Glebe South and Darcystown, Balrothery, Co. Dublin. Balrothery Excavations Volume 2. Environmental Publications. Dublin.

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

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