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Ring-ditch in Knowth

Ring-ditch
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What is recorded here

Located in a slight E-W dip or fold between a rise to the N and the ridge of Knowth c. 200m to the S, and it is c. 75m NE of the burial ground (ME019-028----). This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 27m) defined by a fosse. It is overlain by the E bank of enclosure (ME019-075----). See attached image of monument taken from Google Earth.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME019-029

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Photo credits
  • John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rob Hurson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Tjp finn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • David Brossard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Martin Richard Phelan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John M, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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