Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Turbotstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Turbotstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.70056, -7.36771
- SMR number
- WM003-056----
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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
A slight rise of ground marks the location of this levelled enclosure (approx. diam. 40m) which may have been a possible ringfort. Outline of levelled monument not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload; 24 January 2020
Nearby in the register
- Font (present location)under 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Windmillunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.