Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Higginstown, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Higginstown
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.76876, -7.47674
- SMR number
- LF011-026001-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · 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
On level, waterlogged ground at the base of an E-facing slope. A raised circular area (diam. 30m) enclosed by a partially denuded bank of earth and stone (Wth 4-4.6m; H 0.45-0.75m) with an intervening fosse (Wth 4-5m; D 0.1-0.3m), which are identifiable from N-NNE-NE, from SE-S-SW and from W-WNW-NW, and an outer bank (Wth c. 4m; H 0.6m) visible at SE and S. A break (Wth 3.1m) in the bank at ENE probably marks the original entrance. Adjoining the rath at SE is an enclosure (LF011-026002-); the latter may be an annexe or later feature.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 15 February 2012
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.