Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Balcunnin, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Balcunnin
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.56587, -6.14850
- SMR number
- DU005-165----
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A ring-ditch was identified through geophysical survey (Licence no. 06R139) and confirmed though test-excavation (Licence no. 06E0799). Located within the same field as flat cemetery (DU005-164----) the ring ditch (10m diam.) has four possible cremations pits within the southern quadrant of the ditch (1.7m wide)(Frazer 2007, 35).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 2 February 2015
References
Frazer, W. 2007, Archaeological Assessment & Impact Statement, Phase I, Milverton demesne, Grange,Balcunnin, Ardla & Milverton Demesne townlands, Skerries. Licence 06E0799. Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Nearby in the register
- Flat cemeteryunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.