Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Piercetown (dunboyne By.), County Meath, Ireland
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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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
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 Unpublished report, ACSU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
- Pitunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.