Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ratoath
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.50972, -6.47089
- SMR number
- ME044-044004-
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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 bottom of the SE-facing slope of NW-SE spur. Archaeological monitoring (03E1300) identified numerous features in this area including this ring-ditch which was fully excavated (03E1781). It is a subrectangular feature (dims c. 8m N-S; 6m E-W) defined by a continuous narrow fosse or gully. No artefacts were recovered from it but it was cut by a wide drain from the field system (ME044-044006-). It is located c. 5m N of the circular ring-ditch (ME044-044005-) and c. 80m SE of the burial ground (ME044-044003-). (Wallace 2003, 2006b)
References
Wallace, A. 2006b 1454. Licence: 03E1781. Ratoath: Two ring-ditches, burnt pits, kilns, possible field system. In I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 387-8. Bray, Wordwell
Wallace, A. 2006a 1452. Licence: 03E1300. Ratoath: Burnt spread, ring-ditch, possible field system and cemetery enclosure. In I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 386-7. Bray, Wordwell
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.