Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carlanstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carlanstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.74498, -7.33107
- SMR number
- WM001-029----
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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 a natural rise of ground with commanding views to W. Raised roughly circular area (int. diam. 28m E-W; 31m N-S) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone best preserved at NNE with traces of a shallow fosse visible from NNW-N-NNE with causewayed entrance gap (Wth 2.4-4.5m) at NNE. The interior slopes slightly from the centre towards the bank on the E, N & W. The bank and scarp has a narrow disturbance gap on the ENE and another on the SW.
See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 November 2016
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.