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Ring-ditch

Ballymacoonoge, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ring-ditch, Ballymacoonoge, County Wexford, 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
Ballymacoonoge
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.47232, -6.41920
SMR number
WX027-010001-

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1811 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a low SE-NW, and c. 7m SW of the ring-ditch (WX027-010----). A remote sensing magnetometer survey (18R0065) in advance of a quarry development identified (Gimson et al. 2018, 5, M12) three weak signals forming a subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 14-16m) with a possible entrance at N. Two possible pits are within the enclosure and a linear feature extends NW from its perimeter at N and another extends SE from the perimeter at S. This feature will be preserved within a fallow area associated with the ring-ditch (WX027-010----), but archaeological testing (19E0010) of the remaining area produced no related material (Carroll 2019). Archaeological monitoring (20E0204) by M. Carroll (2020) of topsoil removal in an L-shaped area of c. 3.3 ha to the E and S of the ring-ditches produced no related archaeological material of archaeological features.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 8 April, 2020; 9 November 2022

References

Gimson, H., Garner, U. and C. Hogan 2018 The investigation of lands at Ballymacoonge and Glentire, Ballaghkeen, Co. Wexford. Licence No. 18R0065. Unpublished report, Earthsound

Carroll, M. 2019 Archaeological testing of Ballymacoonoge Td., Ballaghkeen, Co. Wexford. Licence No. 19E0010. Unpublished report, Tobar Archaeological Services

Carroll, M. 2020 Quarry development at Ballymacoonoge Td, Ballaghkeen, Co. Wexford. Licence: 20E0204. Unpublished report, Author

Nearby in the register

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

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