Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Priestsnewtown, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Priestsnewtown
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.12156, -6.07902
- SMR number
- WI013-105----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
The southern half of a circular ditch (diam. c. 12m; Wth 1-1.3m; D 0.2m) was excavated here as part of the construction work associated with the Greystones Southern Access Route (Excavation Licence 04E0467). No internal features or finds were uncovered. The remaining half is preserved outside of the road-take. A stone lined hearth was excavated c. 22m to the E. (Wiggins 2007, 492-3).
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 9 January 2013
References
Wiggins, K. 2007 'GSAR Sites 12 and 13A-B, Priestnewtown'. In I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2004: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 492-3 (No. 1884). Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.