Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Dolanstown, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dolanstown
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.40726, -6.66141
- SMR number
- ME049-030----
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
Situated on a slight rise in a level landscape. The cropmark of a small circular area (int. diam. c. 5m) defined by a wide fosse feature (Wth c. 3m) is visible on Google Earth (28/06/2018). It was first reported by Anthony Murphy. Archaeological testing (20E0404) by M. McCormick c. 100m to the W at the closest point produce no related material (excavations.ie 2020:248).
See the attached enhanced view from Google Earh
Compiled by Michael Moore
Date of upload: 18 July 2019
Amended: 10 February 2021
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.