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Ring-ditch

Newtownmoyaghy (deece Upper By., Moyglare Par.), County Meath, Ireland

The record

Townland
Newtownmoyaghy (deece Upper By., Moyglare Par.)
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.39725, -6.64811
SMR number
ME049A004003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 in what might be a low-lying position in an undulating landscape. The cropmark of a small enclosure (diam. c. 10m) defined by a single continuous fosse feature is visible on Google Earth (28/06/2018). The ring-ditches (ME049A004001-; ME049A004002-) are c. 90m to the NNE and c. 120m to the NE respectively. It was first reported to the National Monuments Service by Brian Doyle.

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Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 20 February 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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