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Ring-ditch

Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ring-ditch, Dunshaughlin, County Meath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Dunshaughlin
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.50727, -6.52954
SMR number
ME044-065001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

A small ring-ditch consisting of a circular area (int. diam. 2.2m; ext. diam. 3.4m) was just 7m SSW of the large ring-ditch (ME044-065----), and it was completely excavated (18E0495) by M. Piera (excavations.ie 2019:735). The complete ditch (Wth 0.45m; D 0.22m) had steep sides and a rounded base. It had two fills, a yellow/orange clay at the bottom, and a grey silty clay above which might represent a re-cut. There were no internal features and no artefacts were recovered. (Piera 2020, 13)

See the attached plan from Piera (2020, fig. 8)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 10 December 2021

References

Piera, M. 2020 Preliminary Excavation Report for The Willows, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath. Licence: 18E0495. Unpublished report, Irish Archaeological Consultancy

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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