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Ring-ditch in Balheary

Ring-ditch

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Located in large arable field. The S boundary of the field is formed by the Broadmeadow River. The site is located c. 48m SE of another ring-ditch (DU011-167----). The ring-ditch is visible on the Digital Globe coverage (13 July 2013). The site comprises two concentric ring-ditches enclosing a circular central area (int. diam. c. 3.7m). The inner ring-ditch (diam. c. 7.2m) sits within a larger ring-ditch (diam. c. 15.6m overall) with a continuous fosse (Wth c. 2m). There is no evidence for an entrance gap through the ditches.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU011-166

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