Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Oldbridge, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oldbridge
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.71742, -6.41879
- SMR number
- ME020-025016-
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 on a rise. It was first identified by Cooney (et al. 2001, vo. 1, 43-4) as the cropmark of a small circular feature (diam. c. 7m) defined by a single fosse feature that is visible on the OSI aerial images (1995), and also (2005). Remote sensing recorded an outer ditch feature and two internal pits (ibid. Fig. 37). It can also be seen on Google Earth (07/05/2017).
See the attached enhanced view from OSI images (1995)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 7 November, 2017
References
Cooney, G. , Byrnes, E., Brady, C., and A. O'Sullivan 2001 A pilot archaeological survey of the site of the Battle of the Boyne, Oldbridge estate, Co. Meath. Unpublished report for Duchas, Licence No. 00E0860, University College Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Prehistoric site - lithic scatterunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.