Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Togher, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Togher
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.76841, -7.33734
- SMR number
- WM001-006----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on SE edge of rising ground with extensive views of the surrounding countryside. A roughly oval-shaped area (diam. 24m N-S x 26.8m E-W) defined by a broad bank of earth and stones which is best preserved at E and W and traces of an external fosse visible at SW only. Entrance gap (Wth 1.6m-6.4m) at ESE. The interior of the ringfort slopes from N-S. Possible evidence of quarrying on the S side of the ringfort immediately S of the enclosing bank. The ringfort is enclosed within a small field of post-1700 date the boundaries of which encroaches upon the perimeter of the monument at S and W. Wall footings of a possible post-1700 house can be seen outside the enclosing bank at N & NW.
See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 15 November 2016
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.