Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathcreevagh, County Westmeath, Ireland
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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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 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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.