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Ringfort - rath

Rathcreevagh, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Rathcreevagh, 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
Rathcreevagh
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.70467, -7.32067
SMR number
WM003-061----

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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 slight natural rise, surrounded by gently undulating land of poor to good pasture, poorly drained land to SW. Ringfort (WM003-060----) 130m to N. A sub-circular area (approx. diam. 34m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank with the remains of a shallow external fosse only visible from NNW-N-NE-ENE and a low outer bank only visible at NE & SE.. A portion of the bank and the interior have been quarried away at W. A gap in the S (Wth 1.8-5.5m) probably represents the original entrance. The poorly preserved grass covered wall footings of a sub-circular house (WM003-061001-) can be seen in the centre of the interior. A modern field boundary running NNE-SSW intersects perimeter of monument from NE-E-SE.

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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