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Ringfort - rath

Ballymanus, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballymanus, 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
Ballymanus
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Partially hachured
Coordinates
53.73434, -7.27308
SMR number
WM003-017----

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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 SW slope of a natural hill with ringfort (WM003-018----) 40m to E, disused quarry 65m to NE. No monument is depicted at this location on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map and feature is depicted as a semi-circular shaped earthwork on 1911 ed. OS 25-inch map. A semi-circular shaped rise of ground defined by a low bank of earth and stone with traces of a shallow external fosse visible from NE-E-S-SSW only, with gap at SE which may represent an entrance feature (Wth 1.2m). Interior slopes considerably from NE-SW. The S side of the earthwork is intersected by a field boundary running NE-SW. No evidence of any enclosing element or cropmark of an enclosing feature on S side of field boundary.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 9 December 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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