Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Bellewstown (duleek Upper By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bellewstown (duleek Upper By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.64199, -6.37700
- SMR number
- ME027-114----
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located on slight E-W ridge at the broad W end of the ENE-WSW Bellewstown Ridge. The cropmark of a small circular feature (diam. c. 7m) defined by a single continuous fosse (Wth c. 3m) is visible only on Google Earth (21/07/2021). It was first reported by Anthony Murphy.
See the attached enhanced views from Google Earth
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 30 August 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.