Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Herbertstown (duleek Upper By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Herbertstown (duleek Upper By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.60300, -6.29608
- SMR number
- ME034-030002-
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 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located towards the top of a N-facing summit at the E end of the ENE-WSW Fourknocks ridge. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 3-4m) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on Google Earth (24/06/2018). The ring-ditch (ME034-030002-) is c. 10m to the W. It was first reported to the National Monuments Service by Anthony Murphy.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload; 20 February 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.