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Ring-ditch

Castlereban South, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ring-ditch, Castlereban South, County Kildare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Castlereban South
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.02297, -7.03347
SMR number
KD034-028----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

The cropmark of a ring-ditch was identified during an aerial photographic survey by Dr. Gillian Barrett on 30 May 1990. Subsequently, in 1998, archaeological monitoring of groundworks (excavation licence no. 98E0166) was undertaken in compliance with a condition attached to the grant of planning permission to develop a playing field and associated structures. Groundworks associated with the development included the stripping of topsoil in the area of the proposed buildings and carpark, the removal of a field boundary and the reduction of ground levels over a high area of the proposed playing field. No features of archaeological interest were discovered during the course of this work, but several sherds of medieval pottery were recovered from the topsoil.

Revised entry compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of revised upload: 27 July 2023

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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