Ring-ditch in Drumnigh, County Dublin

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What is recorded here

A circular ring-ditch visible as a crop mark on an aerial photograph (SMR file; pers. comm. T. Condit). Geophysical survey (Licence no. 14R001) confirmed the presence of a ring ditch (c.12.5m diam.) as did subsequent test excavation (Licence no. (14E0007) It will be preserved in situ within green space of development.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU015-119

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