Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Ballynameagh, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynameagh
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.71107, -7.33821
- SMR number
- WM003-035----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a low natural rise of ground with good views to N, E and SE. No surface remains visible. Depicted as a small circular enclosure on 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map and annotated as 'Fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map. Not depicted on revised editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Site probably levelled between 1837 and 1912 edition of the OS 6-inch maps.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 4 January 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.