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Ringfort - rath

Newtown (Kiltartan ED), County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Newtown, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Newtown (Kiltartan ED)
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.10323, -8.79775
SMR number
GA123-078----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

At S end of a ridge in grassland. Circular rath (diam. c. 34.5m), in fair condition, defined by a bank and external fosse. A gap (Wth 4.2m) at ENE may be original. A souterrain (GA123-078001-) is associated. Another rath lies c. 75m to the SW and there is a large enclosure (GA123-077----) c. 77m to the NE.

Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG

Date of upload: 27 February 2018

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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