Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Ballybetagh, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybetagh
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.22305, -6.20014
- SMR number
- DU026-039003-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This ringfort is situated on a SE-facing slope above the Glencullen River and shown on the 1843 OS 6-inch map. It is a circular enclosure (ext. diam. 11m) defined by an enclosing drystone bank (Wth 1.84m; H 1m). The entrance was on the E side. This site was levelled in 1966 during land reclamation. (Healy 1975, 1-19)
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy.
Revised upload on: 15 April 2018.
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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.