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Enclosure

Ballynagall Little, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Ballynagall Little, 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
Ballynagall Little
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.70504, -7.34006
SMR number
WM003-058----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 hill with extensive views to the N, E & S. Country house marked on OS 6-inch map as 'Gaulstown' located 220m to NNE. An irregularly shaped raised area (approx. diam. 30m N-S) defined by a poorly preserved earthen bank visible at NE & SW only, elsewhere reduced to a scarp, with short segment of external fosse visible at SE only. The monument platform and the area around the site has been subjected to quarrying in the past. The S sector of the site has been partially quarried away. The grass-covered wall footings of a long rectangular house site (WM003-058001-) possibly of 17th century date, occupies most of the interior of the ringfort. Another sub-rectangular platform in the S quadrant of the interior may represent a second hut site. The enclosing element of this earthwork may be contemporaneous with the house site and could be represent a small courtyard or paddock around the house.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 28 November 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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