Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Mitchelstown (deece Lower By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mitchelstown (deece Lower By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.52704, -6.72421
- SMR number
- ME037-045----
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 a slight SW-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular area (int. diam. c. 10m) defined by a single ditch feature (Wth c. 1-2m) is visible on Bing Images (c. 2013). There is a possible entrance gap (Wth c. 2-3m) at NE. It is also visible on aerial images (OSAP: 1995), Digital Globe (2013) and Google Earth (012/07/2013; 14/07/2018).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 12 August, 2014
Amended: 21 August 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.