Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Ballestran, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballestran
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.62494, -6.29164
- SMR number
- ME034-020----
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
A circular ring-ditch (diam. c. 13m) defined by a single continuous ditch feature is visible as a cropmark on an aerial photograph (Bing 2013). It is situated close to ring-ditch ME034-017---- and within field containing field system (ME034-018----). (pers. comm. T. Condit)
Compiled by: David O’Connor
Date of upload: 1 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.