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Ringfort - rath

Rathcreevagh, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 1st edition (1829–1842) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Rathcreevagh, County Westmeath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 1st edition (1829–1842), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Rathcreevagh
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Partially hachured
Coordinates
53.70615, -7.31972
SMR number
WM003-060----

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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 SE facing slope of natural rise in well drained pasture land. Excellent views of the hills to the N & NNE, of gently undulating land in other directions. Ringfort (WM003-063----) 370m to NNE, ringfort (WM003-061----) 130m to SSW, ringfort (WM003-059----) 270m to NNW. The interior of the fort is higher than the ground immediately outside the bank. A circular raised area (diam. 28m NW-SE) defined by an earth and stone bank which has been levelled from SSE-S-W, no external fosse visible, a gap (Wth 3-5.2m) at NW may be the remains of an entrance feature. The bank and a small part of the interior have been quarried away from NNE-E. Some large stones on the inside of the bank may represent internal revetment, but this is not certain. The interior slopes from W-E. There are slight traces of old cultivation ridges running N-S across the interior.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 29 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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