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Ringfort - rath

Carlanstown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Carlanstown, 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
Carlanstown
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.74732, -7.32912
SMR number
WM001-030----

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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 a steep gravel ridge with excellent views of undulating countryside to W and NW. Roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 16m N-S; 17m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank best preserved from SSE-S-W elsewhere reduced to a scarp and shallow external fosse only visible from SSW-W with possible entrance gap (Wth 3.4-7m) at E. Traces of an external bank visible at SW only. The interior of the ringfort is relatively even sloping slightly from S-N.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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