Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Ferns Demesne, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ferns Demesne
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.58852, -6.48281
- SMR number
- WX015-083----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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 gentle E-facing slope. The cropmark of a small circular enclosure (diam. c. 8m) defined by a single continuous ditch feature is visible only on Google Earth (14/07/2014). It was first reported by Barry Lacey and it was also noted by Simon Dowling.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 22 October, 2019
Amended: 3 March 2020
Nearby in the register
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.