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Ringfort - rath

Clonmore (Moygoish By.), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Clonmore, 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
Clonmore (Moygoish By.)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Partially outlined
Coordinates
53.72330, -7.45239
SMR number
WM002-001----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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 natural rise of ground on well drained drained pasture-land with moderate views of the surrounding countryside. Large circular area (approx. diam. 58m N-S) enclosed by an earthen bank (approx. H 1.5m) which has been levelled from N-S-SSE with traces of a shallow external fosse visible from S-W only. From SE-S-SW-W-NNW the outside of the bank has been steepened to form parts of modern field boundaries. A gap on the SE now partly filled up may have formed the entrance. A laneway intersects the fosse from W-NW.

See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 21 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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