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
- 53.45023, -6.47085
- SMR number
- ME050-040----
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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
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. Final archaeological monitoring of topsoil stripping (16E0451) by Deirdre Murphy identified further features throughout the development area, but most of these were either related to the identified monuments or to drainage and almost all were resolved under the original licence (excavations.ie 2016:463). However, a ring-ditch came to light as two inter-cutting ditches that were not concentric. The inner feature (diam. 8m) was enclosed by an outer, wider ditch (Wth of top 2.5m) enclosing a circular area (int. diam. 12). This monument is to be preserved in situ as a green area with a 10m buffer zone. (Murphy 2019a, 9). A hearth and three ditches just to the SW could be connected with this barrow or with Site 1 (ME050-034----).
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 Unpublished report, ACSU
Murphy, Deirdre 2019a Archaeological Monitoring Report, Piercetown, Co. Meath. Licence: 16E0451. Unpublished report, Archaeological Consultancy Services
Nearby in the register
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- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.