Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Nicholastown (ardee By.), County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Nicholastown (ardee By.)
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.92153, -6.60841
- SMR number
- LH010-022001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated in a gently undulating landscape. The cropmark of a small circular enclosure (diam. c. 5m) defined by a continuous ditch feature is visible on Google Earth (12/0-7/2013; 29/06/2018). It is located c. 15m E of rath (LH010-022001-), and was first reported by Anthony Murphy.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 11 November 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.