Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunshaughlin
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.50966, -6.51756
- SMR number
- ME044-042----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a slight rise in a fairly level landscape. The cropmark of a small circular enclosure defined by two continuous ditch features (int. diam. c. 6m; ext. diam. c. 20m) is visible on Google Earth (24/06/2019).There may be other similar features in the vicinity. It was first reported by Anthony Murphy and also reported by Jean-Charles Caillére.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of amended upload: 11 June, 2019
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Kilnunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.