Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ring-ditch
Ballymacoonoge, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymacoonoge
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.47180, -6.41794
- SMR number
- WX027-010005-
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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 1811 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a low SE-NW. A remote sensing magnetometer survey (18R0065) in advance of a quarry development identified (Gimson et al. 2018, 5, M15) a circular enclosure (diam. 9-9.5m) with an entrance gap (Wth 1.5m) at NW. There is some evidence of another possible enclosure (diam. c. 19m) defined by a slight possible ditch surviving NE-S-SW just to the SW with a second outer ditch c. 2m distant S-SW. 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
Amended: 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 Unpublished report, Earthsound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 Unpublished report, Tobar Archaeological Services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 Unpublished report, Author
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