Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Baltrasna (balrothery East By.), County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baltrasna (balrothery East By.)
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.57506, -6.14659
- SMR number
- DU014-126----
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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
Located in large arable field c.115m SW of two larger circular cropmark enclosures (DU005-098---- and DU005-0099----). The ring-ditch is visible on Google Earth imagery on 24 June 2018 as viewed on 11 November 2019. The site is circular in plan (ext. diam. c.12.2m) enclosed by a ditch (Wth c. 1.5m). There is no evidence for an entrance gap through the ditch.
Compiled by: Tom Condit
Uploaded on: 28/10/2020
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.