Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Harristown (ardee By; Stickillin Par.), County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Harristown (ardee By; Stickillin Par.)
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.85417, -6.49053
- SMR number
- LH017-112001-
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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
In 1993, during the excavation work for the foundations of a dwelling, a number of lintel graves (LH017-112002-) were uncovered. Four test trenches were subsequently excavated to the W of these graves (Excavation Licence 94E0185). Two of the cuttings revealed evidence for a substantial ditch, the fill of which appeared to represent two time periods. Finds recovered from the ditch included animal bone, cremated bone, iron slag, a number of iron objects and two sherds of a cooking vessel of probable French origin with a date between the 9th and 12th centuries. A geophysical survey was carried out in the field immediately to the N of the site. This produced evidence for a ditch like feature, which may perhaps be the northern limit of this possible ringfort (giving a projected diam. of c. 50m). (Murphy, Donald 1995, 65)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 29 June 2012
References
Murphy, D. 1995 Harristown. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1994: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland. 65 (No. 181) Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.