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Ringfort - rath

Lickbla, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Lickbla, 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
Lickbla
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.72610, -7.30764
SMR number
WM003-011----

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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 N-S ridge with very good views to the SE. Overlooked by The Hill of Mael 1km to N and Rock of Curry 1.3km to NW. Circular area (diam. 30m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by a poorly preserved earthen bank best preserved from S-W-N, elsewhere reduced to a scarp, wide fosse and external bank. A gap in the bank at E may represent the original entrance. Running along the inner face of the inner bank there is a narrow flat ledge or berm (Wth 3-5m). The interior rises with the natural slope forming a circular shaped platform in the centre of the ringfort. The slight outline of a rectangular house (WM003-011001-) stands on top of this platform. No surface remains visible of souterrain (WM003-011002-) inside ringfort.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 9 December 2016

References

Adams, F.R.G. 1957 As viewed from the Ben of Fore (2). Ríocht na Mídhe I (3), 44-49.

Nearby in the register

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

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