Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Bogganstown (dunboyne By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bogganstown (dunboyne By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.39698, -6.52978
- SMR number
- ME053-008----
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 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a slight rise on a gentle S-facing slope. The cropmark of a small circular enclosure (int. diam. c. 8m) defined by a continuous and wide fosse feature (Wth c. 2-3m) is visible on Google Earth (28/06/2018; 12/07/2013). It is also visible on OSI images (2018), and it was first reported by Jean-Charles Caillere.
See the attached image from Google Earth (12/07/2018)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 5 June 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.