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Hillfort

Carn (Fore By., Finnea ED), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hillfort, Carn, County Westmeath, 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
Carn (Fore By., Finnea ED)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Outlined
Coordinates
53.75451, -7.28516
SMR number
WM001-027001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (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

Situated on the summit of a hill, just above the 800 foot contour with panoramic views in all directions. Summit of Mullaghmeen Hill and Lough Sheelin visible 820m and 4.3km to the N respectively, Hill of Mael with hilltop enclosure and possible hillfort (WM003-008----/008001-) visible 2.6km to the SW. A prehistoric burial cairn (WM001-027----) appears to be standing inside a larger multivallate hillfort/hilltop enclosure. Partial remains of this enclosing element is visible as a curving hedgerow located to N of the cairn. This enclosing bank is outlined on the 1914 ed. OS 6-inch map where it is depicted as a roughly circular-shaped hilltop enclosure (approx. diam. 58m N-S; 56m E-W). Possible evidence of a large outer enclosing element which is visible as scarping of the contour to the W and E inside the native woodland forestry. This scarping of the hillslope may be the remains of a possible rampart of a hillfort, with the outer enclosing element following the the contours of the hillslope.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 14 September 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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