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Barrow - ring-barrow
Ballyduff (ballybrit By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyduff (ballybrit By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.97615, -7.71750
- SMR number
- OF043-065----
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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 on top of an E-W ridge in mountainous area. Circular area (diam. 19m N-S; 13m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.2m; ext. H 1m; int. H 0.5m) with no evidence of an entrance feature or outer fosse. Field boundary intersects site from N to S, enclosing bank forms part of field boundary from S to N.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.