Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Bohernabreena, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bohernabreena
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.26316, -6.35166
- SMR number
- DU022-027----
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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
Situated in steeply sloping grassland that falls away to the W. Shown as a hachured oval enclosure in rough pasture on the 1937 OS 6-inch map. Described by Healy (1975, 1-19) as a ringfort with a level interior (dims. L 30m; Wth 20m). There are no visible remains at ground level.
Compiled by Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 25th April 2012
References
Healy, P. 1975b Third report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha, Dublin.
Healy, P. 1975a Second report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha Teoranta.
Nearby in the register
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Pit-burialunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- House - 16th/17th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.