THE TOWNLAND OF DRUMBEECROSS

The townland of Drumbeecross is in the parish of Kildarton in Armagh County. It is labelled number 7 on the map.

The Environment and Heritage Service Sites and Monuments Record (2002) notes the following in this townland:

Cropmark enclosure of uncertain period noted on an aerial photograph.
SMR NO: ARM 017:060
GRIDREF: H92804220
CONDITION: SOME REMAINS
"A circular cropmark c.35m in diam. showed up on Aps [aerial photoghraphs]. It is of a ditch, which is wide and continuous NWSW, however the SW-NW arc is narrow and fragmented. There appears to have been an inside bank. It is situated at the middle of a ridge-like summit with steep sides, and under crop. An O.S. spot height is just off the centre of the enclosure. Not visited. "

Paterson (Armachiana, Vol. 16, p.22 ) notes:

PRONI records: VAL/1B/213 (1st Valuation Records); D.943/2 (Graham estate.); OS/6/2/17/1 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/17/2 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835. Revised 1860. Engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/17/3 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1906. Published 1908. Reprinted 1929, 1932.); OS/6/2/17/4 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1954-5. Levelled 1889, 1892 and 1906. Published 1958 (2 copies).); VAL/12B/10/24A, VAL/12B/10/24B, VAL/12B/10/24C, VAL/12B/10/24D (Valuation annual revision list.); VAL/2B/2/12B (Griffith valuation list.).

Parish map with townlands