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Ring-ditch

Milltown North, County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ring-ditch, Milltown North, County Wicklow, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Milltown North
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.99598, -6.09407
SMR number
WI025-052----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Archaeologically excavated (Licence No. 02E0703) as 'Site 14 Milltown North'. Two circular, closely associated ring-ditches; the larger (designated WI025-052----) (int. diam. 7.4m; ext. diam. 10.5m) was defined by a U-shaped ditch (Wth 1.25m). The interior contained two urn burials and a possible cremation pit. The second, much smaller ring-ditch (designated WI025-052001-) lay c.8m to the NE (int. diam 2.5m; ext. diam. 3.25m) and was also defined by a U-shaped fosse (Wth 0.3m) and had an outer ring of post-holes. An entrance at the N was defined by two post holes. An arc of five small pits lay c.24m to the E and produced some struck flint and a fragment of Grooved Ware (Bennett 2004, 537).

Date of upload: 23 October 2012

References

Bennett, I. (ed.) 2004 Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland. Bray. Wordwell.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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