Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ford
Newport, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newport
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Ford & Eel Weir
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.61102, -7.57415
- SMR number
- LF024-011----
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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
A fording point over the Inny River is described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as ‘the foord of Ballahemper’ (Simington 1961, vol. 10, 46). It was located along the stretch of the river that forms the boundary with county Westmeath. The 'Ford & Eel Weir' named on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map may mark its site. No visible remains survive as this stretch of the river has been dredged.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 10 September 2012
Nearby in the register
- Fordunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.