Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Correaly, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Correaly
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.69996, -7.46755
- SMR number
- WM002-016----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 low natural rise on poorly drained rushy land with good views to the NW and SW. Circular raised area (diam. 30m) enclosed by a low wide earthen bank, water-logged fosse and wide low external bank visible from WSW-W-N-NNE only with causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) at ESE. The interior has slight traces of cultivation ridges running NE-SW.
See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 23 November 2016
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.