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Ring-ditch

Piercetown (Dunboyne By.), County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ring-ditch, Piercetown, 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
Piercetown (Dunboyne By.)
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.44732, -6.46731
SMR number
ME050-039----

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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

Situated on a fairly level landscape. Systematic archaeological testing (16E0451) by Deirdre Murphy of the large development area within Piercetown explored the larger enclosures (excavations.ie 2016:463). This programme also identified a third enclosure and three other potential, but smaller, archaeological areas. Site 6 is a curvilinear ditch (Wth of top 0.22m) with a fill of grey silty clay that has occasional inclusions of charcoal and animal bone. It curves W-NE (Chord c. 5m plus) and may form a small enclosure or ring-ditch. It will be preserved as a green area. (Murphy 2016, 15)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload; 3 November, 2021

References

Murphy, Deirdre 2016 Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Shire Gateway Business Park at Piercetown, Co. Meath. Licence: 16E0451. Unpublished report, ACSU

Nearby in the register

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

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