Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Millcastle, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Millcastle
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.70174, -7.29479
- SMR number
- WM003-065----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 gently rising grassland with good views to the N. The E half of this ringfort has been levelled. All that remains is a slightly raised area (approx. diam. 40m) sloping slightly from WNW-ESE, enclosed by an arc of earth and stone bank visible from S-W-N (max. H 1m; max. Wth 3.6m).
See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 22 May 2017
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.