Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Fortwilliam, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fortwilliam
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.00237, -7.81201
- SMR number
- OF043-001----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on E facing slope of natural rise in undualting countryside. Circular area (diam. 30m) enclosed by poorly preserved bank reduced to a scarp in places with no evidence of a fosse or entrance feature. Interior follows natural slope of rise of ground, located beside Fortwilliam House would suggest that is was used as a possible landscape feature. Possible ringfort that was reused as a tree-ring.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.