What is recorded here
Ring-ditch in Nicholastown (ardee By.) is a small circular enclosure, roughly five metres across, marked by a continuous ditch beside a larger rath in County Louth. Anthony Murphy first reported the cropmark, preserving a faint human shape that ordinary walking might still overlook. The ditch may have bounded a hut, a shrine or a child’s playful circle, yet its clarity suggests somebody shaped that land with purpose.
Situated in a gently undulating landscape. The cropmark of a small circular enclosure (diam. c. 5m) defined by a continuous ditch feature is visible on Google Earth (12/0-7/2013; 29/06/2018). It is located c. 15m E of rath (LH010-022001-), and was first reported by Anthony Murphy.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 11 November 2019
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Enclosure in Nicholastown (ardee By.),reaghstownEnclosure · 237 yd
Enclosure in Thomastown (ardee By., Philipstown Par.)Enclosure · 940 yd
CastleCastle, unclassified · 1054 yd
Saint Malachy's Catholic Churchchurch/chapel · 1444 yd
TuliptreeTuliptree · 1.1 mi
Knock Abbeycountry house · 1.2 mi
Thomastown CastleCastle, tower house · 1.2 mi
European YewEuropean Yew · 1.2 mi
Flat cemetery in AnnaheanFlat cemetery · 1.9 mi
Matthew's HillMountain / peak · 3.6 mi