Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Dunmucky, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunmucky
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Dunmucky Fort
- Coordinates
- 53.46717, -6.35098
- SMR number
- DU011-008----
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Shown on 4 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
This impressive, univallate ringfort is located in low-lying pasture along the boundary that separates county Dublin from county Meath. Its bank of earth and stone encloses a circular space, which is relatively clear of vegetation (int. diam.40m). The bank is best preserved along the N section of the site (Wth 5m; H 0.8m). There is a causewayed entrance in the NNE. The outer fosse is still very impressive but may have been recut. It is flat-bottomed and steep-sided (D 2.5m; Wth 3.8m). (Healy 1975, 23). Now located c.30m west of a new access road to the mooted Thornton Hall prison. Extensive drainage contiguous to east-west field boundary that extends from the south of the monument and as a ditch into neighbouring pasture lands. Ringfort Internally very overgrown with trees and brambles except for the eastern quadrant where there are massive badger? setts.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 02 January 2015
References
Healy, P. 1975a Second report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha Teoranta.
Healy, P. 1975b Third report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.